The south bank of the Yangtze River in Jingzhou is a place very rich in food, but there is a big difference from the north bank, that is, barbarians.
The north bank is Hubei, and the south bank is Hunan. This is the main gathering place for Hunan barbarians.
Xiao Mian definitely wants to occupy these counties on the south bank, but it will not be easy because most of his rebels are a mob, and their combat effectiveness is not much better than that of the barbarians.
The north bank contributes 70% of the tax revenue in the Jingzhou area, while the south bank occupies 70% of Jingzhou's area and contributes 30% of the tax revenue. This is already very illustrative.
When Yang Ming was in charge of Jingzhou, he didn't even dare to go to the south bank. The place was vast and sparsely populated. The distance between one county and one county was only one or two hundred miles. Only the county seat was within the control of the imperial court. Outside the county seat, the court would not be able to
Take care.
Xiao Mian's conquest of the south bank must be fought against the barbarians, because the barbarians have food, and there is not much food around the county. The imperial court has already collected the annual food.
There were several major tribes of barbarians distributed on the south bank. The court named them after their main settlement areas: Lingling barbarians, Changsha barbarians, Wuling barbarians, Xiangzhou barbarians, Lingling barbarians, Hengyang barbarians, etc., that is, Tujia and Miao people.
, the ancestors of the Yao, Dong and other ethnic minorities.
We are still in a semi-civilized stage, and it will not work for you to talk to them, let alone want their food.
The amount of grain they collected was quite terrifying, but the imperial court had never thought of them because the barbarians accounted for six-tenths of the population on the south bank of Jingzhou.
If you dare to mess with others, they will dare to rob the county seat. Therefore, the local officials in the south of Jingzhou have always needed to have a good relationship with the barbarians. This means that everyone can live in peace and live their own lives. You don't rob me, and I won't rob you either.
Your idea.
Even so, barbarian plundering has always happened. As long as they have no food, they will come out to rob.
However, in recent years, the government has become poor, but the barbarians have become rich, and their grain cellars are full.
Xiao Mian himself took charge of Jiangxia and changed Jiangxia to the Governor's Palace. Shen Faxing took charge of Wuchang and continued to think of ways to build ships. The remaining generals sent a total of more than ten generals to the west and south to attack the area south of Dongting Lake.
"We left in time. Laihu'er has defeated Du Fuwei and taken back Danyang and Liyang. Xu Wanche and Wan Zan have been doing well as the court's dog-legs," Military Advisor Shen Shuyi said in Jiangxia
The city governor's office said.
The Shen family actually did well in the court because of Shen Wuhua. Shen Shuyi's eldest brother Shen Zunli served as the chief minister of Taichang Temple, the head of the eleven temples.
You say how loyal Shen Shuyi is to Xiao Mian. Actually, you can't say for sure. He had no choice. He was awarded the title of General Ying Yang and followed him to protect his son and fight against the Turks. He was originally doing some meritorious service, but he turned into a rebel.
When Xiao Mian rebelled, if he had not bowed his head and joined Xiao Mian, he would have been killed long ago.
As for Xiao Mian, he took a fancy to the other family's influence in Jiangnan, so he became a military advisor and was nominally the second-in-command of the rebels. He tied Shen Shuyi tightly to his car.
If Yang Ming came to recruit this person, he would be sure to do it with every move, but unfortunately, without freedom, Xiao Mian would not let him leave his side.
General Zhang Zhenzhou of the left said: "There is Zhou Faming in Changsha County. He is a good soldier. We are now eager to build up our power and regain morale. Killing this man will help encourage the soldiers."
Why did they have no morale? Because they came from the south of the Yangtze River and were hiding to protect their children. In addition, the Xiangyang navy sailed across the Yangtze River very arrogantly under their noses. This was very shocking.
I watched them scolding me on the boat, but I couldn't do anything.
Who is Zhou Faming? You can tell by his name that he is the third brother of Zhou Fashang and the prefect of Changsha.
General Gongsun Shangzhe said: "Changsha County has Guo Hua, Yang Daosheng, and Chen Puhuan's three armies totaling 20,000 people. It is more than enough to deal with Zhou Faming, but our main goal is food. Changsha County has four counties, Changsha, Hengshan,
Yiyang and Shaoyang, last year's taxes must have been paid. It is not appropriate for us to spend a lot of time attacking the city. We should replenish food and grass before making plans."
Both of their suggestions are correct. One is to have a full meal first, and the other is to gather military morale. There is no problem in either case.
But there is a question, which one to fight first?
If you hit the Changsha barbarian first, Zhou Faming will probably try to trick you in the back, but if you hit Zhou Faming first, the barbarian will sit back and ignore you.
So Xiao Xian said decisively: "Take the county town first. Even if there is no food in the warehouse, those merchants will always have it in their hands. Don't rob the civilians. I want to operate in Jingzhou for a long time this time. I must not lose the people's support. Take
After returning to the county seat, we must focus on appeasement and must not imitate the style of bandits like Du Fuwei."
General Lei Shimeng said: "If Du Fuwei is destroyed, it will be very disadvantageous for us. We need time to establish a foothold in Jingzhou. My subordinates believe that we should send troops to support Du Fuwei."
"It makes sense," Xiao Lang said: "If Du Fuwei dies, the remaining rebel army in Jiangnan will be a piece of loose sand and can easily be wiped out by the court. We cannot let Du Fuwei die. Now is a good opportunity to form an alliance. My subordinates are willing to send envoys
, contributed to this.”
"You don't want to go," Xiao Mian said, "Let Mr. Xu Deji and Xu go."
Your surname is Xiao. I'm afraid that if you go to Jiangnan, you won't come back.
Xiao Lang nodded and cursed in his heart. He was also coerced. Like Shen Shuyi, he was disobedient and would have died a long time ago. With his background, if he surrendered to the court, he would probably be fine. After all, the rebels in Xiao Xian
Among them, there is no real power and no reputation.
Accessories can be given a lighter sentence.
Since Hebei was pacified by the prince, Xiao Mian's army has become unstable. They came down from Hebei. Don't they still know how fierce the rebels in Hebei are?
But now, they are all dead.
Xiao Mian ran away from Jiangnan so quickly because he was afraid that the prince would go south to Jiangdu. Fortunately, it was Yang Jian who was in charge of Jiangnan, which gave them a chance to escape.
But many people have already developed alien intentions. Xiao Mian knew this very well and had taken precautions for it.
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After the Xiangyang navy entered Jingzhou, it entered the sea. In addition to the five-tooth fleet left to protect the children, seven more came to Jingzhou.
These fleets would take turns returning to their home base of Xiangyang Wharf to resupply and rest, and then wander on the Yangtze River every day, tightly controlling the Yangtze River.
"Wuchang is actually building ships? The idea is good, but it's a bit ridiculous," Zhou Zhongmo said after getting off the ship, he discussed the military situation with everyone in Hanyang City.
Yang Xuanxuan stroked his beard and said: "So we don't let Zhong Mou attack now. When their shipbuilding business is somewhat visible, the navy can defeat them in one fell swoop. This would be a heart-breaking thing."
"It's not that easy, right?" Da Xihao frowned and said: "In the old days, Wuchang Wharf was the navy wharf in Jiangxia area second only to Xiangyang. Its function was to defend Jiangxia. Although it was destroyed, there should be many local people who know how to build ships. , and now there is a heavy accumulation of troops, so it is not so easy to fight."
Jiangxia Wharf is a very large-scale trading wharf. It is not for military use. Not to mention that it cannot accommodate military use. It has always been an important place in ancient times. Defenses were deployed around the perimeter rather than directly at the door.
For example, in Jiangdu, the military dock is in Jiangyang County and the trading dock is in Shanyang County.
Zhou Zhongmou smiled and said: "It's not difficult. In the Yangtze River Basin, the Old Chen Navy had more than 6,000 ships, but they still lost to Yue Gong's seventeen five-tooth warships. Now we have seven ships in Jingzhou, but there is no Old Chen fleet. As far as I'm concerned, the boats at Wuchang Pier are what I want."
Of the seventeen five-ya ships built by Yang Su, seven were destroyed by the Chen Dynasty, leaving ten ships, three in Badong County, two in Xiangyang County, and five in Jiangdu County.
Those three in Badong didn't get any government funding at all, which was terrible. The five boats in Jiangdu were changed into Yang Guang's cruise ships. In Xiangyang, with the strong support of Yang Ming in the past few years, five boats were built, plus Yang Jun The privately kept one, there are eight in total.
Seventeen ships can hit the entire south, but seven ships can't hit Wuchang?
Years are like smoke, and things are unpredictable. When the Sui Dynasty defeated Chen Dynasty, Yang Su was in charge of the Sui navy, and the navy commander of the Chen Dynasty was Zhou Zhongmo's father, Zhou Luohu.
Now Xuan Zhan and Zhou Zhongmo are sitting together and they are in a group.
General Yang Xuan said proudly: "The five-toothed ship is invincible in the river. With the navy here, Xiao Mian can't even think of crossing the Yangtze River. Of course, we can get there, but if we get there, we're afraid we won't be able to come back."
Everyone laughed.
Now in Jingzhou, Yang Xuan is the commander-in-chief of the army, and everyone in his family is serving the prince, and there is no question of loyalty.
In history, Yang Laosi was also killed after following Xuangan's rebellion, but his son Yang Tai survived and was the only surviving male descendant of the Yang Su family.
Later, Yang Tai's sister Yang entered Li Shimin's harem and was named a noble concubine. She gave birth to Li Shimin's thirteenth son, King Zhao Li Fu. Li Fu was adopted and given to the deceased Li Jiancheng as his heir.
"Rong Guogong's attack was really smooth, and eight counties came back just like that," Murong Sanzang said: "If Jiangnan is defeated by him, the prince will probably be unhappy, right?"
Dugu Lingyun raised his eyebrows and said: "Don't talk nonsense, why would the prince be unhappy?"
His rank is far from that of Murong Sanzang, but his speech is old-fashioned, because the people sitting here only talk about the close relationship with the prince, regardless of rank.
This is the great thing about Qianniu Preparation, the leader's bodyguard.
Pang Tao laughed and said: "If Rong Gong wants to continue fighting, first of all, the King of Qi will not agree. The military supplies are in the hands of the King of Qi. If the military supplies are cut off, it will be impossible for Rong Gong to continue, and the King of Qi will definitely do this." "
Yang Xuanzhang looked at Pang Tao and said, "Is your wife from the Shen family in Jiangling?"
"Huh? Yes," Pang Tao said, "Zhongmu's two sons also married girls from the Shen family."
Yang Xuanjiang curled his lips: "Then you go say hello and ask for money."
Pang Tao was dumbfounded: "I said Mr. Qinghe, Mrs. Shen, who is the master of the Shen family, is also very polite when she goes to the East Palace. Who am I? How can I say this to others?"
Murong Sanzang looked at Xuanjiang, nodded and said, "You still have to send your confidants personally. You are the manager. It would be inappropriate for us to come forward. It would seem to look down on the Shen family."
Yang Xuanzhang stroked his beard and looked at his son Yang Tai: "Then you go and be polite. After all, the Shen family has given me a lot, and I can't even open my mouth."
Yang Tai smiled and said: "Take it today, it will give it to you every day, and the court will compensate you in the future. Why don't you open your mouth? I will go."
The Shen family grew from a small family, and with the support of Yang Ming, in just over ten years, it has become the largest family in Jingzhou.