Chapter 568: War Season
Chapter 568: War Season (Part ) (Additional chapter for the leader Tiger Bone Treasure)
"We need to raise food now." Shao Xun said, looking at Lu Zhi and Yu Chen.
Shao Xun walked to the wall, looked at the map, and said: "Liu Cong is a man who fought his way out. As long as he refuses to surrender, his mind will be clear. He is very determined now..."
When Liu Cong was young, he studied literature and martial arts, and he made great achievements. He could use a hard bow, ride a fierce horse, had good martial arts, and calligraphy. He also knew music and could talk about music theory with Sima Chi.
After the coming-of-age ceremony, he traveled to Luoyang, where he broadened his horizons and made many friends.
Later, he was appointed as the chief clerk of Xinxing prefecture, participated in the confidential affairs of the county, became familiar with the operation of government, and was well versed in the drafting of official documents and their transmission up and down the chain.
He was later appointed as the Right Commandant of the Xiongnu, in charge of the affairs of the Hu people.
After that, he was appointed as the lieutenant of Qi State and began to command troops.
He then went to Sima Ying's court for training, where he served in both military and civil service positions.
After Liu Yuan started his rebellion, he led his troops to fight wars in the east and the west, and accumulated rich experience on the battlefield.
In fact, he was more suitable to be the emperor of Liu Han than his brother Liu He, because the latter was just "studious and accomplished at an early age" and had a stronger scholarly element.
Of course, this does not mean that scholars are unsuitable to be emperors. Some scholars read a lot, are good at scheming, and have great skills, and can control their subordinates through political means.
But don't you see what time it is? This is a chaotic time.
In troubled times, a scholar is allowed to be emperor. Isn't this nonsense? When people's hearts are full of grass, the brothers who have been leading troops outside for a long time can overturn the table.
What Liu He lacked was experience in leading troops in battles.
This also reminded Shao Xun that if he did not live long enough and was unable to sort out all affairs, the position of heir could not be handed over to an offspring who had no military ability, because the dynasty he was trying to establish was not the world of aristocratic families and would not be stable enough.
But if you need the noble families to help you stabilize the dynasty, then you must become one with them. To some extent, this is also the greatest instability.
During the five dynasties of the Southern Dynasties, namely Jin, Song, Qi, Liang and Chen, wasn't it that the aristocratic families abandoned the original royal family and replaced them?
"Liu Cong..." Shao Xun pointed his finger in the direction of Pingyang and said, "Hebei is flat and has no strategic location to defend. We will be in a passive position if we continue to fight like this."
When Lu Zhi heard this, he frowned.
He didn't like to hear this. Hebei is such a good place, the foundation of the kingship!
Cao Mengde couldn't let it go.
Take Yecheng as an example. He built Zhangqu Weir in the west of the city, which not only eliminated the flood of Zhangshui River, but also provided a water source (Changminggou) for the military and civilians of Yecheng.
The Tianjing Weir built by Ximen Bao was also rebuilt by Cao Cao, causing the Zhang River to flow back to the east. There were twelve steps in the village, each step was three hundred steps apart, and sluice gates were installed on each step to divide the Zhang River into twelve streams. The place where the water flows is called Yanbo Lake.
He also built a stone weir in the south of the city to divert the Huan River from Anyang into Ye, where it would merge with the Zhang River and flow eastward to irrigate farmland - it is now silted up.
The water conservancy projects built by Cao Mengde are not only beneficial for farmland irrigation, but also facilitate transportation.
There is also the Xuanwu Pond in the west of the city, which is not only a place for training boatmen, but also has a beautiful surrounding environment, making it a great place for sightseeing.
It has lakes, rivers, canals and ditches, which provide convenient transportation, agricultural harvests and beautiful scenery. Do you think the title of the first famous city in Hebei was earned for nothing?
It’s just that since the Jin Dynasty, Hebei has not been taken seriously. During the peaceful years, many water conservancy projects fell into disrepair. After the outbreak of the war, no one paid attention to it, which made Yecheng unable to exert its full strength.
In Lu Zhi's opinion, there should be no hesitation now. The shogunate should be moved directly to Yecheng, and a lot of effort should be put into repairing the ditches, dams, post roads, and city walls that have been built since the time of Cao Wei, so as to bring them back to life.
Even if Mr. Chen wanted to enjoy himself and planned to build a garden, considering that he was willing to come to Hebei, Lu Zhi would not dissuade him. In private, he would even sell his reputation to raise money, food, and men to repair the garden and palace.
"We can't be led by Liu Cong." Shao Xun said, "Zhao Gu came to Ji County for two purposes: one is to stabilize people's hearts, and the other is to spy on my retreat. If I gather my elite troops in the north, he will boldly advance eastward and besiege Chaoge, and even try to attack Fangtou again. If I transfer troops to the south, he will retreat to Ji County and defend it. In this way, Shi Le will face less pressure."
Yu Chen looked at the map for a long time and asked, "What if we attack Ji County first?"
He is a little obsessed with Ji County.
After being sent out as the Imperial Censor, his first post was the governor of Ji County. He pacified the people there for many years, but in the end, he had no choice but to withdraw his army and civilians back to Henan.
If he could recapture this place, he really wanted to go back and see the place where he once governed, fought and stayed up all night.
"No." Shao Xun rejected it directly.
He didn't want to give Shi Le a chance.
What a joke. If Shi Le were given a year to attack Zhongshan, Changshan and other places, it would be much more difficult.
We will strike him this year, beat him to death with one blow, and not give him the slightest chance to turn things around.
If this goal could be achieved, he could even tolerate Zhao Gu conquering Chaoge, Gongxian and even Dangyin.
Yu Chen nodded silently and said, "What does Ming Gong need us to do?"
Shao Xun glanced at his father-in-law and said, "You can go to Anyang and take charge, persuade the nobles and powerful families to provide food and troops to resist the Xiongnu."
"I heard that Zhao Gu only has 20,000 troops, so it won't be difficult to defend." Yu Chen said.
"No." Shao Xun shook his head and said, "Be lenient with the enemy. Zhao Lu and Kong Tun are both leading several thousand cavalrymen, nominally under Shi Hu, but I think they have probably been subdued by Liu Ya. The battles in Henei and Ji County are probably under the command of this member of the Liu Han clan, and the troops may not only be led by Zhao Gu."
"Indeed." Yu Chen smiled bitterly. How could Shi Hu be so worthy of commanding Zhao Lu, Kong Tu and other "old veterans"?
Shi Hu first needed to prove himself and establish prestige before he could convince others and get them to come over to him.
But he is a rookie and it has only been two years since he first led troops. It should be good enough for him to lead his men well. Don't think too much about other things. Do you really think that the Liu Han court will not restrict you?
"My lord, do you want to attack Hanoi?" Lu Zhi asked.
Shao Xun did not answer directly, but said: "Why should the war be limited to Hebei? Now we are in a full-scale war with the Xiongnu. We can fight anywhere without restrictions. We just need to prioritize."
Lu Zhi seemed to be thinking about something.
Shao Xun pointed to Henei and Hongnong and said, "These two places guard the periphery of Bingzhou. We can fight them."
Yu Chen looked at the map.
Hanoi is okay, but Xin'an City in Hongnong is not easy to attack, it is equivalent to Hangu Pass in the Han Dynasty.
"Mr. Yu is the Inspector of the Imperial Guards. Do you know the situation in Hongnong?" Shao Xun asked.
Yu Chen thought for a moment and said, "In Hongnong, Wang Mi can't really make all the decisions. He doesn't mind. In recent years, apart from sending troops to attack Luoyang, he has mainly been cleaning up the powerful and distributing land to train soldiers in counties like Shancheng."
"You bandits, you only know how to take advantage of the rich all day long." Lu Zhi cursed.
Shao Xun wanted to laugh.
Lu Zhi, do you and Wang Mi have class conflicts?
Wang Feibao really liked to eat the rich, and then divide their money, grain, land and houses, and recruit them into the army. After being tossed around by him for several years, there are probably not many wealthy families left in Hongnong County. If there are any, most of them have gone through the Xiongnu, so Wang Mi dare not touch him.
But Wang Mi hit the jackpot unexpectedly. Fighting the local tyrants and dividing the land was actually good for a bandit like him, as it could help him transform from a bandit to a local bandit.
After a few years, to put it bluntly, his foundation in Hongnong was slightly stronger than Shi Le's foundation in Hebei.
The people of Hongnong were not naturally inclined towards the Jin court.
Wang Mi killed the scholars and local tyrants who were above them and distributed the land to the farmhands. Who do you think they were on the side of? People are realistic. The master is gone, but life must go on.
After Shao Xun finished laughing, he glanced at Lu Zhi again without leaving a trace.
There is no doubt that Lu Zhi is from a noble family, and his position is also on that side. If in the future...
Shao Xun's mind raced, and he thought a lot.
To be honest, the peasant uprising army was quite "revolutionary" and destructive, and had a great destructive effect on the local powerful families. For example, Wang Mi went west from Qingzhou and reached Henan in just three months. To be honest, the emergence of Wang Feibao greatly promoted the construction of forts and manors in the Jin Dynasty. Manors with insufficient security levels were eliminated in that wave.
Shao Xun also distributed land, but his was actually a "moderate revolution". That is, he chose places that had been turned into vacant land to resettle refugees and used them as his basic base. There were not many disputes over land rights, and he did not have to confront the gentry head-on.
Even in places that were not completely empty, such as Xiangcheng County, he also spent years of hard work, relying on the favorable situation that there were no large aristocratic families in the area, and used both military and political means to gradually wear down the local powerful families and force them to give up the occupied land and population. In fact, if the laws of the Jin Dynasty were strictly enforced, such as the amount of land occupied by officials of certain ranks, there would never have been the emergence of such aristocratic families, it's just that no one enforced them.
"If Wang Mi hides in his hiding place, it will be difficult to defeat him." Yu Chen said worriedly, "Ming Gong also fought in Hongnong before, so he should know the terrain and the people's sentiments. If we want to defeat Wang Mi, we still have to lure him out."
Shao Xun nodded slightly and continued looking at the map.
The primary goal is to eliminate Shi Le. This is the main attack direction. The others are all feint attacks. We cannot confuse the primary and secondary.
But the arrangement of the feint attack was also very important. If it could not achieve the goal of restraining the Xiongnu, it would be better not to fight.
"Let's do it!" Shao Xun suddenly slapped the map and said.
Yu Chen and Lu Zhi looked at him strangely.
"Move the Silver Spear Left Camp north to the three cities of Heyang. Recruit 15,000 men from Chenliu, Jiyin, and Yingchuan and send them to Heyang, with Wang Que'er as the commander."
"The Zhuosheng Army will return west, and the Mule Army will head north. We will also request the transfer of the Imperial Army's Cavalry. These several thousand cavalry will all be handed over to Wang Que'er to attack Hanoi."
"I am going back to Henan, and Mr. Yu will go back south with me." Shao Xun said.
"Okay." Yu Chen responded directly, and at the same time secretly breathed a sigh of relief that the brat was finally willing to leave Yecheng.
If you don't leave now, I will let my daughter come over.
Shao Xun called Yang Qin again and said, "Find a few good riders, send them to Yiyang quickly, and ask my nephew to come and meet Junyi."
"Yes, sir." Yang Qin left quickly.
Shao Xun thought about it and decided that there was nothing else to order for the time being.
He knew very well that he could not leave Hebei easily. If he left, the situation would easily change, but Henan was his home base and he could not leave for long.
He urgently needed a shogunate headquarters that could take into account Henan and Hebei, with convenient transportation and rapid troop and food transfers.
(End of this chapter)