Chapter 28 In person (additional update for the alliance leader, Young Master Qingshan)
Lead-gray clouds covered the sky, as if a heavy snowfall was about to come.
There were grain carts on the post road as far as the eye could see, from Yiquepai to Linru, loaded with wheat, corn, and beans. The master, who spoke with various accents, looked numb and watched the carts cautiously.
The uncultivated farmland on both sides of the post road was covered with weeds. Donkeys, mules, horses and camels walked slowly past carrying boxes of various sizes. A group of people were resting on the roadside. They took the boxes off the donkeys and mules and let the animals
We can relax a little and take the opportunity to eat some water and regain our strength.
"Why don't you grow millets and wheat in Ruzhou?" A master with a Huazhou accent asked in surprise.
Along the way, although there are few people in Henan Prefecture and not much cultivated land, it is not all barbaric after all, especially around Luoyang. It can be vaguely seen that the government has spent great efforts to restore production. But what happened to Ruzhou?
There wasn't even a human hair to be seen. The escorting military academy only had to ride their horses out for a spin, and when they came back, they would be carrying the prey in their hands. This was too desolate!
"What a fuss!" A fellow villager laughed and began to show off his seniority: "When we were fighting in Heyang, a certain man followed me as a master. When I went over there and took a look, oh, what a sin, the fields were full of weeds. They were all Qin Zongquan.
He can bring harm to Heyang, and of course he can also bring harm to Luoyang. Is there any wonder?"
"If I could farm this land, I would be willing to do anything."
"What about going into battle to kill people?"
"I am also willing to do so."
"Huazhou still has more people and less land." The master behind him sighed: "The King of Xia has issued an order to recruit the landless people of Huazhou to come to Luo for farming. You may have to go into battle to fight. You can decide what to do."
Forty thousand households have moved out of Huazhou in the past few years. The current population is still over 300,000, and there are still many people and little land. However, the willingness of the remaining people to leave has been greatly weakened, which is not easy to handle. Not to mention the need to fight.
Kill him, and few people are willing to leave.
"I am from Henan, why don't I want to?" Master Huazhou said: "When my parents fled to Guanzhong, most of them went to Huazhou, and some went to Tongzhou. Now it is great to be able to return to my hometown.
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The main reason for the abnormal growth of the population in the three states of Shaanxi, Guohua and Hua is the frequent wars in Henan, and most of the people who escaped were Henan Prefecture, Ruzhou and other places. In addition to some other factors, for example, Marshal Shao forcibly relocated more than 100,000 people in one go
The people of Henan Prefecture under Zhang Quanyi's rule went to Huazhou to settle down and help him fight and produce grain and grass. Now they are returning one after another.
As for the locals in Huazhou, there are actually some who have left. After all, there is only such a small area and there are so many people. If you continue to stay in your hometown, it will be a "death". It is better to cultivate and settle in the "virgin land" of Henan.
"After you said that, I also want to leave. It's a pity that I can't bear to abandon the ancestral mausoleum."
"There are so many people who have abandoned their ancestors' tombs. They don't even have enough to eat. How can they have the energy to think about anything else."
"Let's all go, so we can take care of each other. You don't know that in Heyang, the Tibetan people have a vast area, so why let them take over all the good land?"
"But we have to go into battle and fight..."
"It's not that scary. Heyang took the land at the beginning by siege, and indeed suffered heavy casualties. Those who came later did not fight seriously, they were just local warriors. Except for a few unlucky ones who participated in the siege, the others fought peacefully.
, and just got over it."
Everyone said something to each other, and the atmosphere suddenly became lively.
The donkey was grazing on the side with its head down, occasionally raising its head and looking at these humans in confusion, wondering why they suddenly became excited.
The mules were also nibbling on the dead grass on the ground, chewing slowly.
The sergeant's horse lowered its head and smelled it, then turned its head in disgust and stared at the beans in its master's hand.
In fact, Henan Prefecture and Ruzhou have sown a lot of pasture seeds, but it is not enough. After all, the environment is different from the grassland. These war horses are very delicate. They still like to eat Dawan alfalfa and donkeyhi beans, but it is hard to say about other weeds.
, most of the time I have no interest.
Another large group of people walked on the post road in the distance. They were either bald or braided. Some were wearing furs, while others could only wear tattered clothes made of unknown materials, shivering from the cold.
They led the horses and the sheep and moved forward slowly.
From time to time, the sheep lowered their heads to nibble on dead grass, and some sheep were still digging in the remaining snow, nibbling on grass roots. From time to time, the owner would whip his whip, and the sheep would bleat and rush forward.
Fanbing! Everyone’s eyes were attracted to it.
Well-informed people know that a total of more than 30,000 Tibetan people have been resettled in the counties of Henan Prefecture. Some people have already obtained part of the land because in the past few months they rode horses deep into the enemy's rear to harass and fulfill their military service obligations.
There is an obligation, but there are only twenty acres. We will have to continue to fight and bleed later, and this land is not that easy to get.
"Let's go, let's go!" An officer rushed over, knocked on the carriage with his sword scabbard, and shouted: "Hurry up and hurry up, don't catch up with the snow."
Everyone sighed, got up, packed their things, and prepared to leave.
The king of Xia won one battle after another, but the people were still driven around all year round, with no time to rest.
The roof of my home needs repairs.
I still want to plant a vegetable garden in the back.
The cow is about to give birth to a calf. Don't let anything happen.
There is a mouse hole in the barn, and I have been trying to block it.
The well windlass also needs to be replaced with a new rope.
Alas, a lot of things!
The north wind became stronger, and the baggage transport team set off again, walking on the endless post road.
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"Will the Qingshu Palace be renovated next spring?" In Linru County, Shao Cheng nodded and said, "Actually, it doesn't have to be so fast. My grandpa is still in Lingzhou right now. Next year, well, what can you do to Duan Canjun?
Are you trying to get in my way all day long? Isn’t it business?"
"Well, back to the Crown Prince, I have been supervising the provision of food and fodder and have never slacked off. Didn't I just take a break and came to the Crown Prince to help." Duan Ning said with a cautious smile.
The young Shao Chengjie sighed and said: "It's boring to supervise the food and grass all day long. I might as well go into battle to fight. Grandpa asked me to do this, which is very annoying."
"The prince's words are wrong." Duan Ning said: "There are tens of thousands of elite soldiers and generals on the front lines of Xiangcheng, Yingqiao and Yingshui. Why does the prince need to go into battle to kill the enemy? As the saying goes, a son of a rich man will not sit down in the hall. What status does the prince have? What if there is one?
If something goes wrong, not only will the king be furious, but there may also be trouble internally."
There are indeed many troops stationed on the front line.
Wuwei Army Lu Huaizhong's 9,000 cavalry troops were stationed in Yangzhai County, and there were 10,000 native Tuan folk from Heyang in the rear.
In Dengfeng County, there are still 7,000 Shunyi troops who were maimed in the first half of the year and returned to recruit new troops. They guarded against the Liang people who would take the small road to attack sneakily, and escorted grain and grass to support the front line.
There were more than 20,000 people on this journey, commanded by Lu Huaizhong.
The main force deployed on the front line of Yingshui is even more. There are more than 30,000 troops with strategic plans, Dingyuan, Guide, and Protector. There are also 10,000 native Tuan folk from Heyang, Henan Prefecture, and Hezhong Prefecture.
The total strength is more than 60,000.
Tianxiong's army is stationed in Xiangcheng, and Tianzhu's army is stationed in Jiacheng. The two armies have a total of 17,000 infantry and cavalry, plus a total of 20,000 native regiments from Ci, Xi, Shaanxi and Guozhou, serving as second-line preparations.
The team can reinforce the front line at any time.
There are almost no troops in Luoyang. There are only more than 4,000 Henan Fuzhou soldiers and the newly transferred Tiande Army Cai Songyang. These two troops cannot move for the time being and need to suppress the area.
The Fanhe tribe of the Chishui Army was stationed in the Poppy Valley, on the Luokou line, with a total of 8,000 infantry and cavalry, plus 10,000 Tuan Tuan folk from Heyang.
Of course, we cannot forget the 30,000 Tibetan people who came in the second half of the year. They have been recruited with more than 30,000 infantry and cavalry. They have already gone south in batches and will serve as the main force in the future.
Li Tangbin originally wanted to attract Pang Shigu to take the initiative to invade Ruzhou, but now it seems that he was not fooled and was too cowardly. Then he had no choice but to mobilize the main force to the front line to fight against the thieves.
A total of 150,000 troops were used to deal with the Pang Shigu Group of the Liang people. In fact, the advantage in military strength was not great. The number of elite main forces on both sides was similar, and the number of troops to be put together was also about the same. It was just that the Xia army had more horses and more mobility.
Strong, and at the same time the strategic situation is good, so it seems to have the upper hand.
Of course, if Pang Shigu could only see these people camped in Luoyang, then he would have spent so many years in the army in vain.
Are you blind? You can't see Zhe Zongben's soldiers and horses?
Needless to say, how much trouble Qi Banzhang's Feilong Army caused? Each of them had two or three horses, wreaking havoc everywhere, but they didn't kill anyone. They only attacked the warehousing and transshipment teams, which was a headache. And they couldn't be driven away.
Going deep into Cai, Chen, and the two cities of Baigou and Xinxi on the north bank of the Huai River are less than two days' journey by horseback. Sometimes it only takes half a day to go back. Do you think they will not be able to hold on because they have exhausted their supplies?
Isn't that nonsense?
To mobilize a large army to encircle and suppress, first of all, there are no soldiers at all, and secondly, they hope that you will mobilize an army to encircle and suppress. There are more than 10,000 mounted infantry, but you don’t have many horses. Thousands of cavalry plus tens of thousands of infantry cannot encircle you at all, so you can only drive them away, or imitate
Zhu Zhen used to set up ambushes to lure the enemy or send people to surrender and join the group in order to get a piece of their flesh.
In the Battle of Luoyang, the Feilong Army attacked the empty and undefended hinterland of Bianzhou, causing the Liang Army's troops to be mobilized here and there, and was ultimately defeated with heavy losses. Isn't this lesson profound?
Furthermore, Zhe Zongben also dispatched more than 20,000 Weisheng troops, and tens of thousands of Huaining troops crossed the river to the north, totaling nearly 200,000 troops. How confident are you that your troops are sufficient?
This is a war with great disparity in strength. Over the years, the number of troops Xia Jun can use has changed from tens of thousands to one hundred thousand, then to more than one hundred thousand, and now it is almost two hundred thousand, while Liang Jun's troops are getting smaller and smaller.
, already at a disadvantage in terms of numbers, Pang Shigu did not dare to be arrogant enough to think that his side had more soldiers and was sure of victory.
"You guys are worried about this and that, keeping me tied up behind you all day long. How can you achieve meritorious service? How can you convince the public?" Of course Shao Chengjie is very aware of the deployment of troops on the front line. In fact, his military strategy from small to large is not in vain.
He learned it, but he still didn't like it.
Convincing the public is extremely important for a military leader's son.
This is not like other dynasties in ancient times. The existence of arrogant soldiers and strong generals means that the heir of the military leader must have enough prestige, otherwise there will be careerists trying to challenge your authority. Or even if you don't challenge, people will look down on you, and they will do it in disguise.
It makes it difficult to do many things and greatly reduces efficiency.
In the final analysis, after 140 years of separatist feudal rule and the rule of martial arts, this has been an era of broken etiquette and music. There is no morality, no bottom line, no consensus, and a lack of commonly known rules. Anyone who dares to challenge any authority can challenge it.
The only thing that can suppress others is force and prestige. This is reality.
"Duan Canjun has spent a lot of time planning, distributing, and transporting food and fodder." Shao Chengjie said, "I want to go to Xiangcheng to have a look."
Duan Ning was speechless, but she also understood the prince's difficulties. This world is not easy for anyone!
