Chapter 1128 Achieving multiple successes with one stone, troops march into Runan
All the princes in the world know very well that Zhao Kuangyin is short of food!
For this matter, Zhao Kuangyin was so worried that he sent people to bother Zhu Yuanzhang several times.
From this, Zhu Yuanzhang allowed the three counties he abandoned to exert their final value.
He had just withdrawn from the three counties. Immediately afterwards, Zhao Kuangyin's soldiers and horses directly took over these three territories, but they did not occupy them. They robbed all the food and grass in the hands of the people in these three counties.
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Although Jingzhou is also a major grain-producing area, the people don't have much leftover grain. If it is forcibly collected, they will definitely not be able to collect much, but if it is this kind of robbery that does not leave any grain for the people, they can still squeeze out a few taels of oil.
Even if not much is squeezed out, for Zhao Kuangyin, it is a timely help. If more soldiers can be provided with food rations for a period of time, Zhao Kuangyin will have less headaches.
Moreover, with so many people waiting there for food, it further burdened the Jin army.
It’s just a way to strengthen oneself and weaken the enemy!
Zhu Yuanzhang was not forced to that extent, so it was naturally impossible for him to lose his feathers because of such a thing!
But Zhao Kuangyin is different. He is facing the pressure of food and grass and has been forced to such an extent. Even if he does such a thing, it will damage his reputation, but he will not hesitate!
Zhu Yuanzhang was naturally happy to have such a scapegoat!
Therefore, although Zhu Yuanzhang gave up the land of three counties before the war started, he was willing to acquire the land of these three counties with one stone.
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"General, it is not a good thing to continue like this!" Wang Ben said with some worry in his heart.
Although it seems that the three counties were directly captured without losing a single soldier, and the soldiers bypassed Zhu Yuanzhang and could directly mobilize troops in Yuzhou, at the same time, there were three more counties and so many people waiting to be fed.
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Nanyang is the most densely populated county in the Han Dynasty. This county even has the population of many states. Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhao Kuangyin are playing like this. If it is just these three counties, it is nothing!
But if the Central Plains and the South do the same thing next, then no matter how big the business is, they won’t be able to survive!
Hu Luguang sighed heavily after hearing this. "Cleaning the wall and clearing the field is also a very heavy means in the art of war!" Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhao Kuangyin did even more than clearing the field by strengthening the wall!
"General, there is no need to worry. All the able-bodied people in the three counties can be incorporated as farmers! Women, old and young, can be ordered to prepare battle armor and uniforms for our army!" Advisor Xun You said with a smile.
Li Zhen and Xun You were the two strategic advisors to Hu Luguang's army.
In a large-scale military campaign, a large number of farmers must be mobilized to transport grain and grass, and a large number of peasant women must be mobilized to make a series of basic materials such as soldiers, armor, and uniforms. The more large-scale wars begin, the more efficiently the entire empire operates.
And recruiting a large number of farmers and peasant women will definitely not make them work in vain. No matter how little they are given, they will still give it.
Therefore, Xun You simply asked them to use work as a substitute for economic development and fully utilize the people in these three counties. This was better than letting these people just lie there and accept their disaster relief.
At least, a large part of the original expenses can be saved. In this way, in fact, it will not cost much more than the original plan.
"Having learned from Cao Cao's mistakes, Zhao Kuangyin and Zhu Yuanzhang will never do this in the Central Plains and the South unless they have to!" Li Zhenye said coldly.
This was not the first time that Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhao Kuangyin had done this kind of thing. When they moved forward, Cao Cao had already done this once. During the Central Plains War, Cao Cao strategically abandoned Chen Jun because of extreme food shortage.
But before leaving, he plundered all the food and grass in Chen County.
Although Cao Cao alleviated their food problem to a certain extent through this method and allowed them to persist for a while. However, Zhao Kuangyin had a great talent like Yi Yin under his command. Not only did he issue a late Eastern Han Dynasty version of the bond,
Helped Zhao Kuangyin mobilize a large amount of food and grass.
Moreover, Yi Yin personally came up with the plan at that time, and wrote it in thousands of miles of handwriting to Zhao Kuangyin, creating a version of the embattled situation in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, so that the people of Chen County destabilized Cao Cao's military morale. Although Cao Cao at that time benefited from this matter, it was relieved.
Food problem, but the subsequent troubles also gave him a headache.
After all, some of the soldiers and horses under Cao Cao were from Chen County. At that time, Cao Cao abandoned Chen County. The family members of these soldiers from Chen County naturally fell into the hands of Zhao Kuangyin, causing chaos for the people of Chen County.
The county borrowed the morale of the soldiers, and Yi Yin gave Cao Cao a powerful counterattack.
It is precisely because there is such a lesson learned from the past that Li Zhen does not think that Zhao Kuangyin and Zhu Yuanzhang will do this again, especially Zhu Yuanzhang. Although he is not rich, he still has enough food at home, so he will not use such hidden dangers.
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"Thanks to Zhu Yuanzhang, our army is now approaching Runan!" Hu Luguang pointed to the large area on the map, his eyes filled with brilliance.
Although the chief generals of the five major battalions are not as good as a governor of a state, they are also in charge of military power, but their status and power are not under that of a deputy governor. Now, he is personally in charge of all the troops. If he can be here
If he achieves military exploits in a great war, it is not impossible to obtain the position of governor of a state.
After all, if they really captured the entire Central Plains and Southern Lands in this battle, five vacancies would be created in an instant. As the commander-in-chief of the Hanzhong camp, Hu Luguang would undoubtedly
Be one of the people closest to these five vacancies.
However, Hu Luguang will be disappointed in the end. Li Xiang has always regarded the Governor as a temporary position and has never regarded it as a permanent official position. Therefore, not every state needs the Governor.
positions, especially in those states and counties that are geographically located in the rear areas.
Although the Grand Governor is on the same level as the Governor, he will automatically be promoted half a level higher during wartime. Even when necessary, he can take over both military and political affairs and force the Governor to cooperate with him. The existence of this kind of position is a huge threat to the imperial power.
.And this kind of position will only exist during wartime. Once the world is unified, no emperor will leave this kind of position!
"Zhu Yuanzhang is an old fox. Although he gave up three counties and allowed our troops to attack Zhao Kuangyin in Runan, this move will achieve multiple goals with one stone!" Li Zhen said thoughtfully.
