After the Spring Festival in February, supplies began to be transferred from various places and gathered at various docks.
As the saying goes, before the troops move, food and grass go first. As the name suggests, because the transportation of food and grass materials is slow, they must be dispatched before the army, otherwise it will be too late.
Therefore, Shao Xun has not moved yet and is still handling official duties in Bianliang and meeting various people to prepare for the war.
Duke Duan Ji of Liaoxi County died last winter.
His eldest son was named Duan Yongzhong by Shao Xun and successfully succeeded to the throne, but many people inside were dissatisfied. Murong Xianbei in western Liaoning heard about it and sent troops to loot and obtain a large number of people, cattle, sheep, and property.
Youzhou urgently sent troops to Tuyin County, but was defeated by Murong Xianbei.
Murong released the Youzhou prisoners and returned to western Liaoning. He was obviously worried, but he also declared his strength and his prestige in Youzhou was unparalleled.
Shao Xun carefully looked through Murong's background and judged that the regime had not yet undergone complete changes and had a strong tribal style, so he felt relieved.
Basis for judgment?
It's actually very simple. A few years ago, Murong Xuan had a brother named Tuyuhun. Because the distance between the two grazing horses was too close, the horses got into a fight. So Murong Xuan got very angry and scolded Tuyuhun.
Tuyu was so angry that he directly asked his tribe, who was willing to move westward with him and leave Liaodong? In the end, 1,700 households were willing to follow him.
When Murong Xin saw that his brother was leaving, he regretted it and wanted to redeem himself.
Tuyuhun directly said that he would never see him again in this life, and ran away in anger, heading west along the grassland outside the Great Wall, crossing the Yuwenshi and Tuobashi grasslands, to Yinshan Mountain, and then went south to Helong and settled in the Qinghai area.
Tuyuhun's talents were mediocre, and his greatest contribution to the tribe in his life was probably that he had more than sixty sons. It's hard to imagine how many children he had given birth to. I'm afraid he didn't give birth to Cao Pi whenever he had time...
"Murong has a thief's heart but no thief's courage, that's all." Shao Xun patted the official letter and said: "We will protect Liaoxi County Duke in Youzhou. If you are away on business, You Tong will not have to do it."
Yangyu, the director of the recording office, immediately drafted the official document himself.
"As for Yuwen Xianbei's looting of Shanggu, don't act rashly for the time being, just take strict precautions." Shao Xun said again: "I'd like to ask Tuoba Xianbei again if he would like to use the way."
Jingchan, the governor of the Record Office, also began to write official documents.
But he was not very optimistic. Last year, Tiefu, who was attached to the Xiongnu, attacked Bayulu in Hexi and suffered a disastrous defeat.
With this battle, Tuoba Yulu accumulated a lot of prestige and gained a firm foothold.
The Tuoba clan is currently in a neutral position. To the west, there is some friction with the Xiongnu. To the east, in the direction of Daijun, they raid Changshan, Zhongshan and even parts of Youzhou. It may not be Tuoba Yulu's order, it is probably the local guard.
Fang Bo made his own decision, after all, the Tuoba clan was also relatively loose.
The reason why the Tuoba clan is neutral is not that they have no ambition, but that the internal political situation does not allow it. To be honest, if it were not for the provocation of the Tiefu Xiongnu last year, the war may not have started.
For the Tuoba clan, calming down, slowly rectifying the internal situation, and uniting people's hearts are more important than anything else. They need time now.
"Issue an order to the generals of the towns in Jizhou to meet at Yecheng." Shao Xun issued another order.
"Ming Gong, when will you come?" Yang Yu asked.
"I will go north to Yecheng at the end of February or early March -" Shao Xun said: "Let them arrive before March 15th. Those who fail to arrive will be dismissed from their posts. No mercy."
"Follow your orders." Yang Yu started drafting orders with his pen flying.
"Lu Zidao leads Liang Guotai." Shao Xun finally gave the order: "Lu, Wang, and Yu are in charge of the rear affairs, with Chen Yougen, Yang Chen, and Pei Miao assisting."
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Liang Gong gradually became busy.
Cao Cao had the most things to do in the palace. He had to prepare the carriages, horses, ceremonial guards and other materials for the trip, and then handed them over to Yang Qin, the military governor, and took them to Yecheng together.
His men were busy, but Shao Xun was happy and free.
On February 20th, he climbed to the Linjiang Tower, the highest point in the Huangnu Palace, overlooking the magnificent scenery.
The harsh cold of winter has subsided, replaced by the breath of spring.
The wheat seedlings have started to grow again, which is great! Shao Xun, who was holding the tea cup, was very happy and felt a sense of satisfaction.
By May, these wheat will become nutrients for the war machine, which is very critical.
"Why don't you take me north?" Yang Xianrong walked up to Shao Xun, his expression not very good.
"The child is still young, can you bear it?" Shao Xun pulled Yang Xianrong over, and the two of them sat in front of the window, looking at the sunset outside.
Yang Xianrong was unmoved and said: "The child will have its own wet nurse to take care of it."
"You-" Shao Xun glanced at her in surprise.
Yang Xianrong looked at him with an expression like "The child is an accident".
Shao Xun suddenly laughed.
Sometimes, he felt that among so many women, Yang Xianrong had the more modern girlfriend vibe.
It's just that she was born in the Western Jin Dynasty and was PUA by the times. She didn't have the requirement to only allow men to have her as a woman. Although she really wanted to do this, even if she was jealous and petty, she did not dare to openly say that one husband and one woman were married.
Wife (including concubine) is such a treasonous and unethical thing to say.
Their child was an accident. Although Yang Xianrong loved and cared for her, in her heart, the child seemed not as important as the man.
"What should I take you to do?" Shao Xun asked helplessly.
"There is a lot of wasteland in Hebei. I will let people open manors and farm pastures." Yang Xianrong said matter-of-factly: "Among all your women, which one can manage as well as me? Not even Princess Xiangcheng can do it."
Shao Xun's heart moved and he asked: "How many people do you have?"
"It's easy to send two thousand people. You don't have to worry about it, and I won't. Just accompany me," Yang Xianrong said.
"Nonsense!" Shao Xun said, "You can go, but I don't have time to accompany you."
Yang Xianrong looked at him for a long time, smiled, and said, "Okay."
Xuan added: "I will send people to drive thousands of mules and horses, 10,000 cattle, and 100,000 sheep over there. You can find a piece of idle land that no one is cultivating. I will have people go there to graze and fatten. Maybe you will have no food in the middle of the harvest."
Already."
Shao Xun was a little surprised. This was the family fortune of a small tribe with a population of thousands.
Yang Xianrong has been operating intensive pastures in Guangchengze, Luoyang and Bianliang - growing grass and raising livestock - for so many years, his family has almost reached the level of a small handsome man from the tribe.
Of course, her assets can be compared to those of the chieftain, not to mention the handsome man of the tribe.
These livestock are not all hers.
"You——actually bribed me." Shao Xun had already surrendered.
These livestock can produce milk when grazing, which can be made into cheese and sent to the front line. It is fully nutritious and very hungry, and it is also light and easy to transport. If this is not possible, just let the livestock follow the army and find a pasture to raise it halfway, and energy will continue to be generated.
dairy.
Not to mention the meat.
Such a large number of livestock, which is equivalent to the calories of hundreds of thousands of grains, also has long legs and can travel through difficult mountain roads.
At the end of last year, he discussed with his staff to exchange grain, cloth, salt, tools, daily necessities, etc. from herders for livestock to improve logistical supplies.
After all, the Bingzhou mountainous area is too painful. The Hu people's logistics methods can be used as an effective supplement, and the road loss is small - it doesn't matter even if the livestock loses fat. In sparsely populated areas, grass is everywhere. Just convert these grasses into energy.
, commonly known as "fattening".
During the Tang army's thousands-mile expedition, even across the Tianshan Mountains, a large number of livestock accompanied the army.
"300,000" Khitan soldiers marched from the northeast to Xinjiang, grazing and fighting at the same time, which took more than half a year.
This approach has merit.
So far, the shogunate has collected a lot of livestock, but they are a little thin after a winter. They are already raising them and are preparing to drive them to various designated places in Hebei for grazing.
"Okay, since you have provided so many livestock, then come with me to Yecheng." Shao Xun took a long breath and said.
"If you attack Murong, Yuwen, Tuoba, or even attack the Xiongnu in a roundabout way in the future, relying on horse-drawn carriages to transport grain is pure wishful thinking." Yang Xianrong said happily: "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty transported grain thousands of miles, which reduced the country's household registration by half and almost destroyed the country.
General, you don’t want to—”
"Stop!" Shao Xun always felt that these words had a strong sense of familiarity and sounded strangely exciting, so he quickly interrupted her next words.
"Are you going to take Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Cui to Hebei?"
"Well, they are all useful," Shao Xun said.
Liu Yena, Liu Xiaohe and Cui will go to Hebei with him.
Sheep Xianrong is your own money to buy tickets.
"On the first day of March, when you go north, you take your servants with you. When you go to Yecheng, you live in Tongquesantai. Be safe and don't hit the Cui family." Shao Xun said.
Yang Xianrong pinched him hard, and his face suddenly turned ugly again.
Shao Xun looked at her calmly and said, "I'm not interested in Mrs. Cui, but she is useful."
Yang Xianrong was stunned for a moment, and finally acquiesced.
If she doesn't fight, someone will.
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On the last day of February, the pro-army troops had loaded almost all the things that needed to be packed onto carriages, and even the first batch of bulky things had been sent to Wenshijin and shipped to Fangtou.
Shao Xun took Yu Wenjun to Yuri Pavilion to visit his parents.
"Have arrangements been made for those left behind?" After lunch, his father Shao Xiu asked.
His mother, Mrs. Liu, was always worried about the inconvenience of his life on the road and gave her instructions. However, men's way of thinking was different. Shao Xiu's first consideration was whether there would be chaos in the rear.
"Most of Chen Liu's troops are stationary, and Chen Yougen is in charge. Puyang's troops are close at hand, but not all of them have been dispatched. Chen and Liang County Ding Zhuang have been trained for a long time. In times of crisis, they can recruit tens of thousands of people, and they are capable of fighting."
Shao Xun said: "With these people here, the evil spirits will not dare to move."
In fact, Luonan, Dongping, and Gaoping soldiers also stayed behind.
The Heijin Youying, which has been newly organized and trained for several months, is also in Bianliang.
Luonan and Xiangcheng Dingzhuang also fought several battles, with tens of thousands of people at their fingertips.
There are also garrison troops in Kaocheng and other places, and there are world troops in Xuchang.
Overall, the number of troops left behind is still considerable.
Moreover, he will definitely be based in Yecheng in the early stage, which is only more than 200 miles away from Bianliang. If something happens, he can rush back in four or five days with a quick march, which is not a big problem.
"Where is the Silver Spear Army?" Shao Xiu asked.
Shao Xun thought for a moment and said, "That's all, I'll let Yin Qian Zhongying stay."
Hearing what his son said, Shao Xiu nodded and said no more. That was enough now.
On the way back to Guanfeng Hall, Yu Wenjun held Shao Xun's hand, he was worried and hesitated to speak.
Shao Xun also felt a little guilty and said: "After Pingyang is conquered, I will take you to Liu Cong's palace to stay for a few days."
After hearing this, Yu Wenjun felt better. Then he rolled his eyes at Shao Xun and said, "We haven't even started the war yet, but we are so complacent."
Shao Xun automatically ignored her words and was shocked by Yu Wenjun's sultry charm just now.
Once upon a time, Wenjun was still a young girl who was ignorant and loved to act coquettishly. But now she is twenty-three years old and has given birth to two children. She is becoming more and more charming as a mature woman.
She is getting more and more beautiful, Shao Xun admired in his heart.
"In the first month of the first month, Liu Cong is still moving tribes, fortress residents, food, livestock, and property to the pass. This is called the way to death." Shao Xun said with a smile: "It would be great if we could capture him alive."
"Well, my husband will definitely win." Yu Wenjun tightened his hold on Shao Xun's arm and said, "I know that I am the mistress and I have to stay in the rear. Ye Na told me some tricks and even killed her unruly
The disciple’s sword was given to me…”
"Oh? When did you get so good?"
"She actually has a straightforward temper and is easy to get along with."
"Have you learned it?"
The two of them were talking and walking, laughing non-stop.
On the first day of March in the third year of Shengui (319), Shao Xun led his troops, two battalions on the left and right of Yinqiang, the Luoyan Army, four thousand cavalry from the Xianbei Duan Mobo Department, and 20,000 men and strong men recruited in Henan, a total of nearly 40,000
Riding on foot, we headed north to Yecheng.
This is the general reserve team, which will be deployed in Yecheng, Anyang, and Dangyin in the future. This shows that Shao Xun is more optimistic about making a breakthrough in the direction of Hebei, and is least optimistic about making a breakthrough in the direction of Wuguan and Hongnong.
But the situation on the battlefield is constantly changing, so who can say for sure?
Chapter completed!