Chapter 2606 The Huaibei Defense Line is Undefensible
He Wuji frowned: "So, the Huaibei area cannot be defended?"
When he said this, he looked at Liu Jingxuan: "Wugang man, what do you think?"
Liu Jingxuan stood up and said in a deep voice: "Actually, the Huaibei area has always been difficult to defend. When former Qin went south, the counties in Huaibei could only resist first and then give up. Even a year before former Qin went south, during the Battle of Junchuan
, the Yanzhou troops of the former Qin Dynasty invaded south under the leadership of Peng Chao, and also took away a large area including Pengcheng. We personally witnessed this battle at the time, although we later wiped out all the 100,000 troops of Judi, but
Pengcheng was also unable to be recaptured for a while. It was not until the victory of Feishui and the Northern Expedition that these places were regained."
Liu Yu nodded and continued: "What Wugang Man said makes sense. After Feishui, Pengcheng and Huaibei have been in the hands of the Jin Dynasty. Because they took the opportunity to seize Qilu Qingzhou, Huaibei has always been safe. Later Zhang Yuan
After the rebellion, Qingzhou became a separatist area, but it was always at peace with Huaibei. It was not until Murongde entered Qingzhou after the fall of Later Yan, and established the pseudo-Southern Yan, that Huaibei once again faced powerful foreign enemies."
"In the past, Nan Yan had not gained a stable foothold, and the Northern Wei Dynasty was its bigger enemy. It did not dare to go to war with our Jin Dynasty for the time being. During the time of Jianyi, Murong De had intended to go south, but in the end he made a peace agreement with his ministers and returned. However, that peace negotiation
, and also withdrew the various copycat troops that Wugang Nan and the former Beifu Army Liu Zhenbei had left in the Huaibei area, so Nan Yan's cavalry went south again, and we didn't even have time to warn."
Liu Yi said coldly: "According to Liu Zhenjun's intention, he wants Wugang Man, who is currently idle at home, to recruit his old troops again, and then reoccupy the cottages on the Huaibei front line again, and reorganize the previous defense system?"
Liu Yu shook his head: "I don't think this is useful. The Huaibei area is a flat river. It is not like the water network in the south of the Yangtze River, which can limit the mobility of the cavalry. Even if all the villages in Huaibei are occupied, more than 40,000 troops will be needed to defend from Yanzhou to
The defense line of more than a thousand miles along the East China Sea has no Great Wall and can only be defended by more than 30 isolated forts and forts. They are just isolated strongholds and cannot form a whole line of defense. If the Nanyan cavalry comes again, they can bypass these strongholds.
After marching straight in, our troops are scattered in various villages. It is impossible to assemble them, and it is even possible for the enemy to divide and surround them and defeat them one by one."
Liu Jingxuan gritted his teeth and said: "In this case, it is better to build several large military camps such as Jingkou and Guangling on the northern Qingzhou line, and station tens of thousands of troops. If the enemy comes in large numbers, they can set up camps to attack and fight the enemy in the field."
Liu Yi shook his head: "Three large camps with tens of thousands of troops stationed, plus the garrison troops in Pengcheng, Guangling and other places, as well as the defense troops of various counties, together, the six counties in Jiangbei alone must have more than 80,000 troops.
The horses are stationed here permanently. They are not the kind that are scattered to work as farmers in peacetime and gathered during war. They must be stationed permanently. With such a large force, I am afraid that the imperial court will not be able to supply money and food unless taxation and taxation are fully restored in Jiangbei. However,
As a result, the promise of three years of tax exemption promised by the general of the town army has come to an end. Moreover, if the army is stationed outside for a long time, but only for defense, it is an act that will tire the country, and I think it is not feasible. "
Sima Dewen stamped his foot anxiously: "According to Liu Yuzhou, this won't work, and that won't work either. Isn't there any other solution?"
Liu Yi said without changing his expression: "Of course there is a solution, but I'm afraid Liu Zhenjun doesn't like to hear it."
Liu Yu said calmly: "This is a court meeting. Any solution can be put forward openly. The speaker is not guilty because it is for the sake of national affairs. Liu Yuzhou is also an important minister and general of the country. His jurisdiction is adjacent to Jiangbei. It can be said that we are closely related to each other.
The affairs of the six counties in Jiangbei also require your efforts, so your opinion this time is very important, and your Majesty and the Queen will definitely consider it carefully."
Liu Yi nodded: "In that case, I have nothing to lose my dignity. Zhenjun, I did not agree with the immigration plan of the six counties in Jiangbei from the beginning. At that time, you were still in a quarrel with me, thinking that I
I am deliberately going against you. We have been brothers who have lived and died together for decades. Why should I be an enemy of you in this kind of official matter? It was because I expected today's result at that time that I spoke out.
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Liu Yu said calmly: "There is no need to mention the past, just talk about how to solve it in the future."
Liu Yi said in a deep voice: "Based on the situation of the Jin Dynasty, after many years of civil war, the land of Wu was broken, Jingzhou was emptied, and it can be said that it was devastated. The most important thing is not to think about making achievements in the Northern Expedition at this time. We are soldiers and need to
Military merit, but we are also ministers of the country. We must consider the people of the Jin Dynasty and the country, and we cannot put personal honor and disgrace, and leaving a name in history above the interests of the country."
"Immigrating to the north of the Yangtze River and stationing in six counties is nothing more than preparation for the Northern Expedition. If it was the Jin Dynasty 20 years ago, with a well-off household registration and sufficient soldiers and food, then it would be okay. But in the Jin Dynasty now, even the land of Wu is full of wasteland.
, there is no one farming, and there are less than 100,000 households in Jingzhou. In this case, we should not immigrate to the north of the Yangtze River. In fact, we should not retain the previous army. We should enrich the manor in the south of the Yangtze River with a large number of civilians to resume production, recuperate and recuperate as before.
Likewise, we only need to maintain a certain amount of troops in the traditional camps such as Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Jingkou, and Guangling."
"You immigrated to the north of the Yangtze River and stationed troops in six counties. Such actions stimulated Nan Yan. If I were Murong Chao, I would also be wary of it. This time I took the opportunity to plunder, just to warn the Jin Dynasty and warn you Liu Zhenjun not to take the initiative.
Provoke Nanyan. Therefore, if you want to show goodwill to it, then evacuate all the immigrants from the six counties in the north of the Yangtze River, leaving only a small number of troops as before. The fields in the north will not be developed for the time being, and thousands of retired veterans will be retained in the village.
The state supplies food and grass for surveillance purposes. With your relationship with Murong Lan, you can ask her to come forward and release the captive people as a solution."
Xie Hun immediately said: "Liu Yuzhou's solution is very good. I second it."
Xi Sengshi also said: "I also second the proposal!"
Xu Xianzhi frowned: "Does this time Nanyan occupy our prefectures and counties, kill my soldiers, and kidnap my people, and these crimes are just forgotten? You have to pay for a beating, Liu Yuzhou, Liu Yuzhou, you
I didn’t have the temperament to swallow my anger like this before.”
Liu Yi said without changing his expression: "A real man must be able to bend and stretch, and he must be absolutely rational in pursuing the country. He must not act on impulse. When Huan Xuan usurped the throne and we raised troops to establish righteousness, Murong De launched a large army to invade the south. Not only did Liu Zhenjun go to the meeting alone, but also
Are they sending food and withdrawing troops to show favor to the barbarians? Isn’t this humiliation and not a loss? Liu Zhenjun could tolerate it back then, but can’t he today? The situation we face today is not much better than it was back then.
Okay. Liu Zhenjun, do you agree with what I said?"