The warm sunshine of spring shines on the earth.

Yang Zheng fulfilled his promise and selected more than 17,000 people from the slave army to become the regular army.

Those who were not chosen were also rewarded with food and salt.

Liu Heng was the commander-in-chief of the personal soldiers, and both were given the title of deputy commander.

The Xiaoqi Battalion and the Reebok Battalion each expanded to between 6,000 and 8,000.

Three more battalions, namely Yueqi, Pioneer and Attack Battalion, were added.

The Xiaoqi will follow the path of the Jingqi, led by Meng Hui, while the Yueqi will recruit Qiang and Hu people who are good at riding and shooting, led by Zhou Yu, who will be the vanguard. When attacking, the infantry will be the main force, mixed with a small amount of cavalry, and there will be no general.

The number of troops under his command expanded to more than 51,300.

There is a Xuanyi Lang in each camp, who is in charge of the ideological education of the soldiers, boosting morale, and supervising the military atmosphere.

Zhang Te took control of the east side, stationed Ruibu, and attacked the second battalion in Jincheng.

Zhou Yu was in charge of the west, and the Yue cavalry was stationed in the West Sea.

Yin Chun was the deputy governor of the south. He stationed the vanguard camp in Dayucheng and controlled the meander of the river.

Yang Zheng led the personal guards and Xiaoqi's second camp was in charge of the Western Capital.

There were cheers all over the mountains and plains.

Even the spring plowing was done hard.

The guard camp was expanded to 12,000, with more than 1,500 mounted cavalry, more than 2,500 light cavalry, 3,000 heavy armor sword and shield soldiers, 3,000 crossbowmen, more than 1,000 scouts, and more than 1,000 personal soldiers.

, all under the direct jurisdiction of Yang Zheng.

Gong Feizhi, Luo Huzi, Eshan Shi, Pu Jin, Du He and other five generals assisted him.

Zhou Fang guarded Linqiang, Yuan Xiao guarded Anyi, and Shao Tong guarded Longqi.

After detailed discussions with Du Yu, Yang Zheng was appointed concurrently as the Chief of Staff for the Army, the Military Planning Department, and the Xuanyi Department.

Du Yu led the army with Chang Shi to seek deputy Sicheng, and Lu Zhi, Zhang Te, Zhou Yu and Jiang Fane all joined the army.

The Tuntian Division was too big and powerful, with many slaves picking up bamboo poles to serve as soldiers. Yang Zheng had to take up the post concurrently, with Yang Ji, Yang Xiao and Zhao Deng as deputy chief ministers.

The Xuanyi Department just put up its name first. Many Xuanyilangs selected from the Qingying camp had just taken up their posts and needed experience before being promoted in the future.

It is worth mentioning that some Qiang generals were promoted after Xuanyi Lang secretly evaluated them.

Yu Hu, in particular, was promoted to be the guard general of Jishi Mountain, leading 2,000 men to guard Jishi Fort.

In the battle to defeat the Qiang, Meng Fei was the one who made the greatest contribution, and Hu Guang and the Hu Qi brothers were defeated in the bloody battle, followed by Zhou Yu, Meng Guan, and Gong Feizhi.

When the situation was at its most critical, Yang Zheng almost thought that Zhou Yu had rebelled.

Of course, in that case, everyone has their own considerations.

Yang Zheng could tolerate his hesitation.

Moreover, after the war, Zhou Yu also sent the head of Shi Zuan, the envoy of the Sima family.

During this period, Jiuyeying also found many secret messages, either for Chen Tai or Guo Huai.

Most of them were local Han families, as well as minor figures at the level of pavilion chief under Lu Zhi.

But what pleased Yang Zheng was that there were only three letters from the army.

Who it is, Yang Zheng is not interested in knowing.

These three people did not cause any catastrophic consequences, which shows that their control over the army is still very strong.

In fact, as long as there are no loopholes in the system, Qiang and Hu generals cannot make big waves.

Just like An Lushan during the prosperous Tang Dynasty, he actually took advantage of the personnel loopholes of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty.

After experiencing this battle, Yang Zheng felt that the Qiang and Hu soldiers were more reliable than the Han army when facing pressure from the Luoyang court.

After the Xuanyi Division was established, the first order it received was to promote that the Qiang and Han people share the same ancestry and are one body.

In the military, local governments vigorously promoted it.

In front of all the generals, Yang Zheng burned all the letters, "The past is the past, and the future is the future."

The generals all showed admiration on their faces.

But at the same time, he was also a little scared. Why the secret letter appeared in Yang Zheng's hands was also a warning in itself.

There will definitely be imperfections when the framework is built, but it will be improved slowly, so there is no need to rush it.

Yang Zheng and Du Yu inspected the cities of Jincheng County.

The slave army has returned to their respective camps.

Deng Ai's army captured prisoners and marched them to the fields one by one. The guards carried swords, bows and whips to urge them to work.

The slightest disobedience will be punished with a whip.

There are still several human heads hanging on wooden stakes in the field ridges.

Killing one person as a warning to others never goes out of style.

"Jincheng County can imitate Deng Ai's Nan'an County. Along the Yellow River, there is a fort every ten miles away from the Huangshui River, and a beacon every twenty miles away." Du Yu suggested.

The impeachment memorial and petition have been submitted, but I don’t know what the court means.

There is a high probability that one can only acquiesce to reality, and then secretly gather strength to wait for the next betrayal.

There is no point in fighting Xiping. We have to mobilize heavy troops from Chang'an or Luoyang, which is thankless. Sima and his son should not do this.

The battle against the Qiang bought Yang Zheng time to develop.

"Of course, the next time Deng Ai comes back, he will see a Jincheng County with iron walls. But for the next step, I would like to ask Yuan Kai to teach me." Yang Zheng knew his shortcomings, and fighting against the two armies was his strength. , strategic development is my own shortcoming.

And Du Jiajie is the only talent with strategic vision in Yang Zheng's hands.

This is the original intention of the establishment of the Military Planning Department.

Yang Zheng cannot always cross the river by feeling the stones alone.

If you don't get it right and fall down, you'll never get a chance to get up again.

Du Yu's eyes sparkled, "Guard in the east and go out in the west, caress in the north and south!"

Yang Zheng was stunned for a moment, "The Western Sea is already in our hands, and the Arakawa is a foreign land. Expeditions with troops seem to be a waste of people and money."

Du Yu broke off a bush branch and drew a rough map of Liangzhou, the Western Regions, and Yongliang on the ground.

"Yongliang has Guo Huai, who is very powerful. Although Deng Ai was defeated for a while, with the support of Sima and his son, he will regain his strength in the short term. We can capture it without any chance, and we will also fall into the two-sided attack of Shu and Luoyang. If you go in the middle, you will definitely be defeated, and you can't go out from the east." Du Yu wrote in Yongliang.

Then pointing to the north, "I heard that Xingyun wanted to take Liangzhou, but with all due respect, the time has not come yet, so I took it rashly. The imperial court issued an edict, and the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Qiang and Hu were the minions, and the local tyrants were the party members. If they collude with each other, it will be difficult for our army to clear up the chaos within ten years. But after ten years, the world of Sima and his son will definitely be stable. When the time comes, hundreds of thousands of Kwantung troops will be sent to attack. Can the general hold on?"

Yang Zheng frowned. The Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Qianghu were easy to deal with. They could just chop them with a knife.

But Yang Zheng knows how difficult it is to deal with local powerful people.

Chen Tai couldn't handle it, and it was even harder for him who had no name and no status.

Yang Zheng nodded, it was true that the time had not yet come.

Du Yu then pointed to the vast Qiang land in the south, "Our army has already occupied the land of the river meander. The Qiang people are scattered and they are their own enemies. Not all tribes want to be enemies of the general. We can destroy the strong ones and appease the weak ones. Given time, our military forces can extend to the plateau."

This strategy is actually already being implemented.

Slaves, waiting to be returned. After the policy of governing the people was promulgated, more and more Qiang people came down the plateau and became slaves waiting to be returned.

Yang Zheng remembered that this period in history was during the Little Ice Age, when a large number of grassland, Western Region, and plateau tribes migrated to the Middle Earth.

It is an external factor of great integration.

On the plateau, there are frozen areas everywhere, with little food and clothing, and they attack and plunder each other. Instead, they defect to Xiping, where there is still a glimmer of hope.

Du Yu pointed to the vast territory in the south of the Western Region and west of the West Sea, "This land is full of melons and fruits, and the fields are full of cattle and sheep. There are only a few Qiang tribes. Xingyun can use it as a horse herding land! If the Western Region is to be used in the future,

If there is a change, we can advance to the Western Regions from here; if there is a change in Liangzhou, our army can also attack Dunhuang and Jiuquan from here."

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Completing this area and connecting it to the meander was the territory of Tuyuhun in history.

Du Yu divided pastoral areas in the West Sea and had a certain understanding of the geography of the west.

By capturing this area and adding Jincheng, it will not be Liangzhou embracing Xiping, but Xiping in turn embracing Liangzhou!

Otherwise, why don't we need a counselor?

Liu Bei met Zhuge Liang, Sun Ce met Zhou Yu.

And Du Yu is definitely qualified to become the top strategist of this era.

In the past, he was just trying to catch up and was unwilling to make suggestions for Yang Zheng. After the Gao Pingling Incident, Du Yu saw clearly the true nature of the Sima family.

Seeing that Yang Zheng was very moved, Du Yu cupped his hands and said: "Yu has been in the West Sea for a year and is familiar with the local situation. Please order three thousand people to get it for the Lord!"

The title has changed subtly.

The Three Kingdoms are not unified dynasties, so the so-called loyalty is not so strict.

The Kingdom of Shu surrendered to Wei, and the Kingdom of Wei surrendered to Shu, and each had its own people.

And if Yang Zheng can collect these lands, he will have the strength to become a fourth country.

How could Du Yu not be moved by such feats that would go down in history?

Yang Zheng was elated, "Yuan Kai will definitely succeed here. I have six thousand strong cavalry battalions and one thousand heavy cavalry with you. If you have any difficulties, you can ask Fuluo City for help."
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