Farmer of Shu Han

Cao Rui, the puppet emperor of Wei State, lamented before he died:

"Qishan, Xiangyang, and Hefei are the key places to control the two thieves of Shu and Wu. If the thieves want to invade the north, they must break through these three places first."

"Now Qishan has been broken, so the Shu captives are rampant and cannot be controlled. If Xiangyang and Hefei are lost again, how can they suppress Wu Kou?"

It is precisely because of the recognition of the importance of the three places that when Man Chong proposed to abandon the old city and build a new city, it almost failed.

After all, with Qi Shan's lessons learned, if Hefei New City can't stop Wu Kou, then Da Wei will really be in a dead end.

Xiangyang and Hefei are like two overlords, one on the west and one on the east, oppressing the head and tail of Wu State so that it cannot move.

Over the years, Sun Quan has repeatedly fought and lost, and has to go north every year to smash Hefei. Naturally, he has seen this and wants to find a way to break the situation.

As for Xiangyang, although there is less movement and movement, it does not mean that Sun Quan does not know its importance.

It's just that Jingzhou was the site of the Four Wars, and at the same time, it was a wound that could never be healed between Han and Wu.

The alliance of the two countries only temporarily covered up this wound, but did not heal it.

Although the state of Wu occupies most of Jingzhou, Jiangling has Xiangyang in the north and Yong'an in the west.

Let the land of Jingzhou just form a small three kingdoms.

Sun Quan, who was used to backstabbing and guilty of treachery, was mainly on guard against Xiangyang in the north on the surface, but in fact he had to guard against Shu in secret.

Under such circumstances, he naturally did not dare to mobilize too many troops to go north, for fear that the Han army would suddenly flow down the river from Yong'an and fight another battle of Yiling to avenge his past.

So whether to cooperate with Wu Guo to win Xiangyang is a big event for both Han and Wu.

It is not only a true test of the level of trust between the two countries.

At the same time, it is also a test of the ability of the decision-makers of the two countries to grasp the future situation.

Naturally, such a major national event cannot be decided lightly.

After seeing off the Queen, Feng Duhu and Mrs. Left and Right came to the battle command room, and through the huge map, once again deduced the situation after Wu Guo captured Xiangyang.

Feng Duhu couldn't help sighing:

"Lu Xun is indeed very powerful."

Although as a representative of Jiangdong, he is relatively conservative in strategy, and some do not think about making progress, and only want to settle down in Jiangnan.

But I have to say that if this person doesn't make a move, it's fine. Once he makes a move, it must be a killer move.

Madam Zuo stared at the map, and said unwillingly:

"Can we send troops from Hanzhong and control Xiangfan in our own hands?"

"It is possible, but it will have to wait three years."

Feng Duhu was also not reconciled, "We have to wait for the students who went to study in Soochow to come back, and then we can build ships in Hanzhong."

"At that time, the boat division will go down the river from Hanzhong, and at the same time, the army will leave Wuguan from Guanzhong to attack Wancheng. If they advance by land and water, Xiangfan, Wancheng will surely be defeated in one go."

The Hanzhong boat division harassed on the water, and could even cut off the connection between Xiangyang and Wancheng.

The Han army can attack Wancheng, which is indefensible, with all its strength.

Even if Cao Shuang sent reinforcements from Xuchang, the worst strategy for the great Han would be to follow the example of Emperor Guangwu and fight another battle of Kunyang in the northeast of Wancheng.

No, there is no need to fight the battle of Kunyang at all. On the flat ground of Nanyang Basin, the big Han cavalry are fearless at all.

As long as Wei Guo's reinforcements dared to come, Feng Duhu would dare to destroy them.

Maybe, after annihilating Xuchang's reinforcements, the big man can directly approach the city of Xuchang.

"Snapped!"

Feng Duhu slapped the location of Xiangfan on the map, and said angrily:

"Lu Xun's appearance completely ruined my plan for the next three years!"

Madam Zuo also looked unhappy.

Mrs. You rarely had any contact with military affairs, she stood in front of the map, looked at it for a long time, and then quietly said:

"Who knew that Lu Xun's move, didn't he anticipate A Lang's plan? From my concubine's point of view, at least he had taken precautions early."

"After this battle, those students should return home, right?"

"We promised Wu Guo that we would not deploy too many warships in Yong'an, so where will these students be placed?"

"Naturally, it can only be Hanzhong in the upper reaches of Xiangfan, because only there is the only place where the great Han boat masters can use their skills."

"To control Xiangyang, advance to plan Wei, and retreat to defend Jiangnan. At the same time, it can contain the big man, and even limit the route of the big man to seize the world in the future."

"It can even make the big Han boat master useless in a short period of time..."

Unless the big man takes the initiative to tear up the covenant, breaks the trust of the world, and wants to take Xiangyang and even Jingzhou from Wu.

Otherwise, even if the big man forms a boat division in Hanzhong, he can only go around in Hanzhong.

After saying so much in one breath, Mrs. You finally said in conclusion: "If it were me, I would do the same."

Feng Dudu's complexion changed slightly, and he couldn't help but cursed:

"What a fucking good plan!"

In this way, wouldn't it be at least a few years longer for the students I sent out?

Fortunately, I also sent so many supplies to Wu State, allowing them to study in Wu State for an extra year.

Hearing Mrs. You's analysis, Feng Duhu became more and more sure that Lu Xun's move must be intentional.

Wu Guo is planning to take control of Xiangyang before his students come back.

It seems that with the big man's successive victories, Wu Guo's old habit of backstabbing has begun to commit again.

While trying to use the big man to help them gain benefits, at the same time secretly dragging the big man back.

Compared with Feng Duhu's anger at being calculated by others, Mrs. Zuo is much more realistic in terms of military affairs.

Although not reconciled, since it is impossible for the big man to win Xiangyang, she quickly turned to the military level to consider the pros and cons.

After looking at the sand table and map for a while, she suddenly sneered:

"It is said that Wu people are idiots with short-sightedness, and this statement is indeed justified."

"So what if they take Xiangyang? Even if the big man can't go to Wancheng to attack Xuchang?"

"As long as Youzhou can be captured in an open and honest manner, all the land that produces horses in the world will be in the hands of the big man."

"Wei thieves can't stop the big man's soldiers. Could it be that the Wu people want to stop the big man from regaining the world by relying on the great river?"

Mrs. Right agrees with Mrs. Zuo, but seeing her smile slightly:

"The big man can't take Xiangyang now, and the Wu people can't take Youzhou either."

"Lu Xun's move seems clever, but it's just a helpless move. Why should Alang be so angry?"

Her eyes shifted, and she persuaded slowly:

"Lu Xun is also a famous general of the Wu Kingdom, how could he fail to see the current situation?"

"He wants to make a difference, so he is naturally unwilling to let his hands down, which is also human nature."

"After all, we can't let us take all the cheapness in this world."

Hearing what the two wives said, Feng Duhu let out an "oh", looked at them, and asked:

"According to the wishes of the two gentlemen, you also agree that I will lead the army to Wuguan?"

"It's not just a trip to Wuguan."

Madam Zuo, who had been meditating all this time, picked up the long whip and pointed at Wancheng's location:

"Although the bandits of Wei said they abandoned Wuguan, they restored Caoqiao Pass on the southeast side of Wuguan Road."

Caoqiao Pass is the later Jingzi Pass.

In 304 B.C., this place was under the jurisdiction of the state of Chu, and the king of Chu sent Prince Jing to guard the place, so the place was named Jingzikou.

Wuguan belongs to Qin, and Jingzikou belongs to Chu.

At that time, they were the most important pass on the border between Qin and Chu on Wuguan Road.

In the Han Dynasty, on the former site of Jingzikou, there was a wooden bridge for business travelers to pass through Danshui, so this place was called Caoqiao Pass.

Between Wuguan and Caoqiaoguan, there are lofty mountains and mountains, and only Danshui passes through them, connecting the two places.

Most of the Wuguan Road before the Tang Dynasty coincided with the valley formed by Danshui.

"Even if the big Han can't go from Wuguan to Wancheng to attack Xuchang in the future, he must be prepared to restrain Xiangyang."

"If not, when the great Han descended from the north to the south to destroy Wei, the State of Wu would have no scruples to attack Wancheng, Xuchang and other places from Xiangyang."

As Madam Zuo said, the long whip was placed heavily on the Caoqiao Pass.

"Snapped!"

"So, if the big man wants to completely control Wuguan Road, Caoqiao Pass must be taken down."

"In this way, if you retreat, you can serve as an outpost of Wuguan, and if you advance, you can restrain the places in Nanyang."

"The people of Wu control Xiangyang so that the big Han cannot attack Xuchang from Wancheng, so we also need to prevent them from going north easily from Wancheng."

Feng Duhu touched his chin and said thoughtfully:

"That is to say, if you don't take this trip, you won't be able to..."

Madam Right chuckled lightly:

"Jingzhou is a land of three pillars. If Wu people want to attack Xiangyang, the big man can't just look at it. If he can really win Caoqiao Pass, it will be really good."

Well, the Dahan took Caoqiao Pass, and Wu Guo took Xiangyang, so the world where only the Wei thief was injured was achieved?

Feng Duhu nodded:

"After hearing the words of the two young gentlemen, a certain mao suddenly realized. If this is the case, then I will lead the troops to Wuguan."

"The key issue is that the defenders at Wu Pass alone may not be able to take Caoqiao Pass. If you want to take Caoqiao Pass, you have to mobilize additional troops."

Don't look at the current big Han, which has a vast territory, but its military strength is still the same as that of the Guanzhong War. At most, some Hu Qiyi from Bingzhou have been added.

This is one of the reasons why Feng Duhu has always opposed using troops in Hedong now.

Even though it had been so long since the big man regained Guanzhong, Feng Duhu knew that the time to use troops again was still far from coming.

After the death of the prime minister, people in the army were already unstable.

In addition, Feng Duhu took over the frontline army, Wei Yan, the top general of the Hanzhong Army, was at odds with him, and Shi Yangyi, the commander of the army, even fled to Wei State.

The impact on the military is really too great.

It forced Feng Duhu to focus on appeasing the hearts of the army.

When Wei Jun withdrew from Guanzhong, he destroyed Tongguan and Wuguan.

Feng Duhu had to mobilize manpower to repair it.

We also need to send people to clean up the Weiyang Palace.

At the same time, it is also necessary to repair the Zhengguo Canal to prepare for the resumption of production in the future.

Immediately afterwards, the emperor moved the capital, and all the officials and various government offices moved there, which was even more cumbersome.

After the emperor moved the capital, he had to deal with post-war governance issues, appease, rectify, and subdue many aristocratic families in Guanzhong Bingzhou and Hedong.

No matter what method is used, it doesn't matter if the aristocratic family bows its head or cooperates, lures or even intimidates dismemberment and so on.

With the prestige of a great victory, only by allowing them to cooperate and re-measure the land and the quiet household registration population can we get twice the result with half the effort, and can better implement the policy of dividing the land into acres.

So it was not until last year that the measures to redistribute land to the people in Xinfusandi (Guanzhong and Bingzhou Hedong) could be fully carried out.

Even some of the people who presided over the land measurement were descendants of college students or preparatory students.

Even if the people are driven like oxen, horses and donkeys, it will take time for crops to grow in the fields.

It doesn’t count to grow crops, but people have to have enough surplus food in their families—at least two or three years of farming to save a year’s rations.

Only by letting the common people truly feel the favor of the imperial court can they further recruit young and strong into the army.

Otherwise, the strong labor force in the family will be gone, and in case of any disaster or accident, refugees will appear...

If not, even if young and strong are forcibly called into the army, how much will do they have to fight?

How different is this from the Wei thief's oppression of the farmers?

Therefore, what Ji Han is implementing now is a military system that combines the conscription system and the recruitment system.

If there is a household registration, the land will be divided, and those who have a land registration must be drawn to serve in the military if they meet the conditions.

A total of four years of military service, one year of garrison in the county, this is the county soldier, and at the same time receive formal military training.

For the remaining three years, he will be transferred to the Central Army to participate in foreign operations.

These four years of military service are compulsory, and there is only a pension unless you die in battle or become disabled.

However, in the Central Army, they can receive cultural education. If they enter the engineering camp, they can even learn certain skills, which is a rare benefit.

If the service exceeds four years, the individual can receive the military salary issued by the imperial court, which can subsidize the family.

If you are lucky, if you can make enough military achievements, you can still be assigned to the "military field".

The military land is not distributed to individuals in real terms, but is converted into money and grain according to the average price of grain in various places on the exchange, and distributed to individuals.

Similarly, the money and food can also be delivered to the home as required - Dongfeng Express, the mission must be fulfilled.

The system of generous rewards for those who make military achievements is the guarantee for maintaining the strong combat effectiveness of the Han army.

In order to maintain these systems, there must be two most important foundations:

One is to have enough soldiers, and the other is to have sufficient financial resources.

Fortunately, in recent years, with the rapid development of emerging industries, coupled with the improvement of production tools and so on.

The most important thing is to increase the production of grain, which is the bottom foundation to ensure the good financial performance of Dahan.

As for the source of soldiers, normally speaking, according to Ji Han's situation, it is indeed a big problem.

However, this problem was resolved by the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, Han Yi Ruyi, and Feng's kindness to Hu Yi.

The Yi people in the south and the Hu people in the north, driven by huge interests, not only provided the great Han with a steady stream of labor (labor).

Moreover, he also actively joined the Han army, hoping to leapfrog the class and seek a better way of survival for future generations.

Wudang Army and Yi Congqi are the most important representatives.

Although Mr. Feng said that sometimes his methods were a little harsher, he did bring a lot of changes to the Hu Yi in the border areas and brought them more ways to survive.

Some Hu Yi regard it as an evil spirit, but there are also more Hu Yi who regard it as a god.

Ji Han's emphasis on military merits has led to the flock of Han people who want to stand up, let alone Hu Yi.

The benefits of the consistency between Han and barbarians are manifested at this time.

Because the rewards for military merits do not distinguish between Han and Hu.

But no matter how good the policy is, there must be a premise and foundation for its implementation, and the conditions for the current Xinfu Sandi have not yet matured.

This requires the big man to have to wait a few more years.

With the current strength of the big man, it is already rare to disperse and defend various places.

Just like the Jiuyuan Governor's Mansion, which governs such a vast grassland, it has only 5,000 troops—and 2,000 of them are Hu Qi followers.

If Feng hadn't slaughtered tens of thousands of Xianbei Jingqi, completely broke the backbone of the Xianbei people, and frightened Jiuyuan Huer's courage.

Whether Jiuyuan will be as stable and peaceful as it is now is still a question.

Therefore, it is indeed a bit reluctant for the big man to concentrate his forces to launch a big war.

"I can't wait to recruit troops from other places, so they can only be soldiers in the middle of the transfer."

As a strategic reserve force, part of Chang'an's forbidden army has been transferred away, and Uncle Zhang took him to Hedong.

The rest cannot move lightly.

Besides, what is needed for siege is infantry, and cavalry is obviously not suitable.

Mrs. Zuo clicked on Tongguan, "How about drawing some guards from Tongguan?"

"Now that we have a heavy force in the east of the river, the Wei thief must not dare to take it lightly."

"Coupled with the danger of Tongguan, even if some troops are temporarily transferred, as long as the defenders in the pass guard the pass, there shouldn't be too many problems."

General Zuo didn't say anything about it later.

That is the imperial army staying in Chang'an, enough to deal with accidents - including the Wei thief breaking into the pass unexpectedly.

As long as the Forbidden Army can hold Chang'an and drag the Hedong army and Feng Duhu back, there is nothing to worry about.

Not to mention whether the Wei thief dared to fight the imperial army in Guanzhong, that is a question.

Feng Duhu pondered for a while, then nodded:

"It seems that's all there is to it."

Although Caoqiao Pass can be regarded as a pass city, it mainly relies on Danshui, which is far less dangerous than Wuguan.

The terrain of Wuguan Road is mostly river valleys, so it is not easy to deploy troops, and it is not necessary to lead too many troops to go there.

"Wuguan guards Ju Xiaoxing (i.e. Jufu) and Meng Angxiong (i.e. Meng Yan) are loyal and brave people, and they both have good friends with Alang. Alang doesn't have to worry about no one available for this trip."

"But I don't know who Alang plans to transfer from Tongguan?"

Now that the decision to send troops has been made, the next step is to decide who to take.

Madam Zuo didn't intend to follow this time.

First of all, she also has the identity of Zhendong General.

Feng Duhu personally went out to give Lu Xun face. If he added Guan Zhendong, which swept across Bingzhou River East, then Lu Xun's face would be too great.

Secondly, Mrs. Zuo will stay at the Central Capital Guard's Mansion to handle the military affairs of the mansion.

"Let Xinhou (that is, Li Qiu) lead the army over, and give him a place to join the army. Liu Xiuran (that is, Liu Yin) stays at Tongguan, so I feel relieved."

Feng Duhu is the head coach, Li Qiu is joining the army, and Ju Fu and Meng Yan are the lieutenants. This lineup is luxurious enough to deal with a mere Caoqiao Pass.