On the second day of April in the first year of Tianyou, Yang Xingmi came to Qingkou.
Military reports from all over the place came like snowflakes, some from the front and some from the rear.
The main one in the rear was Xuanshe Town, where he also served as Jiedushi.
The eighteen counties in the three prefectures and counties of Xuanshechi were the first territory he controlled personally, and it was also the place where he started his business. Over the years, he worked hard to manage and continuously attract refugees from the north to move south. At the same time, he also searched for hidden households in the mountains. At one time, there were millions of them.
Unfortunately, Sun Ru severely tortured him, and he suffered heavy losses. Fortunately, more refugees from the north came south later, and with some additions, there were already 150,000 households with a population of more than 700,000. It was a fairly wealthy area under his rule.
Every war in the north is a great opportunity for the development of the south of the Yangtze River. Not to mention the people affected by the war, they naturally go south to beg for work. People who are not affected by the war are often worried about the next disaster and flee south whenever they have the opportunity. .Especially the latter, who often have little family property and power, and move south with hundreds of people, men, women, and children. They want money and culture, and they are accompanied by craftsmen and the like. They are very important to a place. Development is of great significance.
It is a pity that after Shao Shude defeated Zhu Quanzhong, he immediately implemented the policy of recuperation and recuperation. Most places in Henan were exempted from taxes for three years, slowly curbing the trend of population migration southward.
Nowadays, those who are still moving to the south of the Yangtze River are Huaixi and Eyue, places that have been severely squeezed by the war. Tang and Deng people also moved their families to the south of the Yangtze River last year, but this year there are much fewer people.
"There is no need to worry about Shuzhou." Yang Xingmi sat in the boat, looking at the vast scenery outside the window, and said: "E, An, Huang, and Qi are in ruins. The Xia people have to transport grain and grass far away, which is very expensive. They spend buckets of money to send buckets of rice. They are all considered light. They are at the end of the war, so there is no need to worry. If I were Shao Shude, I would have withdrawn one of the Weisheng and Youguo armies at this time to reduce the consumption of food and grass. If we continue to exploit like this, the four states of E'an, Huangqi, etc. The few remaining common people will also run away, giving Zhong Chuan and Ma Yin an advantage in vain."
"Your Majesty, you should be more careful." Gao Xu said: "I'm worried that Zhe Si Lun, Zhe Zongben and Ding Hui in Huaixi will join forces and attack Lu and Shuzhou."
"It's okay in Luzhou. Zhe Si Lun only has a few troops in total, and he's not very capable of fighting. Zhu Jing of Shouzhou and Chen Su of Shenzhou may not listen to him. He doesn't have the ability to cause trouble to Luzhou." Yang Xingmi said nonchalantly. .
Judging from the situation in the past few years, the three states of Lu, Shu, and Hao have joined forces and basically suppressed Zhe Si Lun. Although the situation is a stalemate, how many times has Shouzhou been besieged? All the way, the boat division went straight to Fei Water, all the way up the Huaihe River, the boatmen attacked Shouzhou with a pinch. They even had enough time to break into the empty three states of Ying, Su, and Bo, and plundered and returned.
However, Shouzhou is indeed a fortified city. The governor Zhu Jing is also a talented man who can win over people's hearts. Although he was beaten passively, he refused to give up and persisted for several years.
Along the way, Yang Xingmi didn't believe there would be much progress. Anyway, Shouzhou was almost destroyed after repeated tug-of-war. The Xia people couldn't effectively use the local wealth, and the soldiers were fighting - in fact, there might not be much wealth left. .
Seeing his lord say this, Gao Xu was speechless. With a shortage of troops, Qian Liu on the southern front might take the opportunity to attack Su, Run, Chang and other places. He would rely on Tai Meng, Tian Chen, Yang Shihou and others for defense.
As for Jiangxi, everyone actually didn't worry about it. Li Shenfu and others were defeated in Qizhou and retreated all the way. Zhong Chuan led his army to prepare for the attack, but Li Shenfu gathered the defeated troops, directly defeated the Jiangxi soldiers who came to defend them, and returned with a large plunder.
This fighting power is nothing to be afraid of.
"What I'm worried about is the affairs in Hedong and Hebei." Yang Xingmi turned his attention to Gao Xu and said, "Last year, I sent envoys to Jinyang to make an appointment to watch and help each other. This time, the Xia thieves went south in large numbers, with tens of thousands of soldiers. If the King of Jin can Sending troops to contain them is a great good."
The loose alliance to fight against Shao has actually existed for a long time, just like the alliance to fight against Zhu in history. In fact, Shao Shude is now sitting in Zhu Quanzhong's ecological niche, and it is inevitable to be attacked by a flank.
The Xia army gathered to go south. This event took more than a day or two. For such a large-scale battle, many people were mobilized before and after. For example, a large number of concubines from Cao and Song states went south to transfer grain and grass. Cao and Song were both densely populated areas, and Tianbao During the year, there were more than 700,000 people in the former group and 900,000 people in the latter group. There were still 4,500,000, 5,600,000 people each in this group, which was still quite a lot.
It is impossible to hide such a big movement. Li Keyong must have received the news by now. If he had the intention, the group would have already been mobilized. Without asking for more, there would be 30,000 to 50,000 men marching south. All can build momentum.
But can Li Keyong really take action? Yang Xingmi is not sure.
Judging from his temperament, the possibility of Li Keyong sending troops is not small. But in war, any accident is possible. If you don't see the news of the Jin army going south with your own eyes, it will always be unreliable.
"Your Majesty, you don't need to worry too much about things in the north." Gao Xu said confidently.
Seeing his determined look, Yang Xingmi was a little surprised.
"Why?" he asked with a smile.
"Does the king know about Wei Bo's Yamen soldiers?" Gao Xu asked.
"How could you not know?" Yang Xingmi laughed.
The so-called Emperor of Chang'an and the Yamen of Wei Bo are famous and disrespectful.
There are six states and forty-three counties in Weibo. It's hard to say who is in charge.
"Your Majesty, the warriors of Wei Bo are very dissatisfied with the loss of the two states of defense. They have fought several battles with Xia soldiers in the past year. They won less and lost more. If they heard that the Xia thieves went south, they would definitely cause trouble." Gao Xu said: " Once the war breaks out, Li Keyong will most likely be involved, and he will not just watch Wei Bo die. Chengde and Cangjing will not sit idly by either."
The war started on the north and south fronts, and multiple vassal towns were involved. For Yang Xingmi, it was better than fighting alone.
It is too difficult for warlords to take chestnuts from the fire for others. They can cooperate, but in the end they care more about their own little land.
"So, it is very likely that a war will break out between Xiangwei, Xing Mingci and even Wei Bo?" Yang Xingmi stood up excitedly and walked around the cabin twice.
The soldiers and generals stood aside, and Gao Xu also looked at him, waiting for him to make a decision.
"What are you looking at me for?" Yang Xingmi laughed again and asked.
"The king has actually made a decision a long time ago." Gao Xu said with a smile: "Since the troops were sent out, they have been unhurried and unhurried. They have only transported part of the food and equipment. Reinforcements have entered Xuzhou and the main force has been stationed in Qingkou. I know what the king wants."
Yang Xingmi smiled and said nothing.
Xuzhou can still be defended. He sent his beloved general Li Tao to Xuzhou, along with a large number of grain and equipment, so that he could survive the siege for a year. The vanguard is in Xiapi, and the main force is stationed in Qingkou. If necessary, the boats on Qingkou side can be defended. The division can march north in a large force, enter Sizhou, and threaten the Xia army's flanks.
It is better to start without taking action than to invest all the capital at once.
For the Huai army, it is in their best interests to delay until Li Keyong, Luo Shaowei, Wang Rong, Lu Yanwei and others are involved. Fighting on two sides is much more difficult to deal with than all the enemies gathering in one direction.
In addition, I heard that fighting has also started in central Sichuan.
Li Maozhen gathered a large army. The main force marched north from Mianzhou and entered Bolongjian. On the other hand, he attacked Maozhou and incited the local Qiang people to rebel. The Qiang people had been fighting with Zhao Jian for many years. It could be said that they had a blood feud, and they must have responded to every call.
According to the news obtained a long time ago, the Xia army had a new force of average combat strength stationed in Xingyuan Mansion. When Prime Minister Liu Chongwang was conquering Shu, the Jishi Army also went south to Longjian. Later, the official army was defeated, and the Jishi Army also retreated. After returning, they were directly reorganized. It will be difficult for them to have enough troops to reinforce Longjian Town in the short term. They must mobilize troops from Guanzhong and even Henan. Shao Shude, will you transfer them?
The stall is too big! Yang Xingmi shook his head. If you want to fight on three sides, you must have the awareness to put out fires everywhere. Is it so easy to get the four battle sites in Henan?
"By the way, the Xia thieves are attacking Donghe City. It seems that they don't have many troops, and I don't know what they mean." Gao Xu added, "Your Majesty, you must be careful to prevent the Xia people from crossing the river and breaking into Haozhou."
Yang Xingmi thought for a while and said: "If he dares to cross the river, we will gather together and annihilate him."
Sailing by boat is always faster and less laborious than walking. By then, the Huai army will have the physical advantage, but the Xia army will be exhausted, and it will be a good time to give them a hard blow.
Gao Xu stopped talking. He had fulfilled his obligation to remind.
In fact, to put it bluntly, there are not enough troops. There are more than 100,000 Huai troops, and only tens of thousands can be used. It is definitely not enough to cover the entire battlefield with these troops, so we can only divide them into priorities. Now Xuzhou is the leader The battlefield and other places can only be left alone. Once the war breaks out in the north and the Xia people are restrained, the situation will improve a lot.
In the afternoon, Yang Xingmi and Gao Xu landed on land.
The army is still gathering one after another, and equipment and materials are piled up like mountains and slowly being transported north.
For some reason, Yang Xingmi sighed suddenly.
At the age of forty-nine, he could clearly feel the energy and energy in his body slowly draining away.
When he was young, he was high-spirited and fought with people in the countryside. Later he became a thief and fought with the officers and soldiers. Later he became an officer and soldier, but he was far away in Shuofang and fought against the Tubo thieves.
These are all valuable experiences and qualifications, which laid a solid foundation for him to seize power and make a fortune, but are there no costs? The hidden wounds and hidden illnesses left in his body silently remind you that too much energy has been squandered.
Yang Xingmi wanted to look up to the sky and sigh in frustration.
It took him forty-one or two years to get what princes, princes and ministers received when they were born, and he paid a heavy price for it.
Huainan is not a good place to start a business, and he knows this.
This place is too stable, and it is hopelessly solid from top to bottom. It has always been a solid territory under the rule of the imperial court. There are few unruly warriors and many obedient bureaucrats. If not for Huang Chao, Gao Pian, and Sun Ru coming here and breaking the original interest class, they would
You may never get the chance in your lifetime.
Now that he has the opportunity, he can stand on a higher level, compete with countless heroes in the world, and discuss their abilities, but he may not have much time anymore.
At least he has better luck than Zhu Quanzhong! Yang Xingmi smiled bitterly and comforted himself.
