Liu Xin knew that Jushou must have put a lot of effort into capturing Jiaozhou. He couldn't help but wave his hand and said: "Since the Duke and I have decided on the strategy of four-pronged advance, there is no need to be polite first and then attack with troops. We must use thunderous momentum.
Take Jiaozhou in one fell swoop."
Tian Feng cupped his hands and said: "Jiaozhou is a long way away and supplies are inconvenient. My subordinates also agree with the lord's strategy. The troops are very fast. It does not give the counties of Jiaozhou a chance to breathe. It is better to attack directly. However, I dare to ask the lord if it needs to be mobilized."
How many troops and horses are there, and who should be the leader?"
Liu Xin thought for a moment and said: "Jiaozhou is an uncivilized land with many jungles and mountains. If we want to use troops, we should use the Seventh Army as the main force, and supplement it with a part of the Third Army. As for the leading generals, they are ready.
The advanced training class at the Dahan Military Academy has been held for several months. Let eight of them take charge of the four-pronged army so that we can test their training results."
When it comes to plain field battles and sieges, the other legions are stronger than the Seventh Legion. But in Jiaozhou, the more important thing is jungle combat. Of course, the Seventh Legion is the main one. Advanced training class at Dahan Lecture Hall
There are exactly eight students. They are Zhang Fei, Zhang He, Guan Yu, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Zhang Ren, Yan Yan and Tai Shizi. They are all generals who can stand alone. The Seventh Army has just solved the rebellion of the Shanyue tribe. It is in the process of
Rest and recuperation stage. However, the military regulations of the Han Dynasty have always been strict. All it takes is an order to update immediately. Even the soldiers who are on vacation at home will be assembled in the shortest time. Basically, it has reached the point where they can come when called and can fight when they come.
If you fight, you will win. Therefore, Liu Xin does not have to worry that this army is still tired.[
Jushou hesitated and said: "My lord, these eight generals belong to different legions. Is there anything wrong with letting them command the combined forces of the Seventh Legion and the Third Legion? Besides, the deputy commander of the Seventh Legion, Feng
Lie is still in Jiangnan."
Liu Xin waved her hand and said: "You are worrying too much, Mr. Liu. Liu just wants everyone to understand that they are not private soldiers belonging to any one person, but belong to the entire Han Dynasty. Their mission is to protect this country. Defend it."
This nation defends the tens of millions of people of the Han Dynasty. The leading commanders are Yide, Junyi and eight others. Feng Lie worked very hard in Jiangnan. He was rewarded with three months of vacation."
Now that it had been agreed upon, the order was quickly conveyed. This time, Liu Xin mobilized a total of 100,000 troops. The troops were divided into four groups. Each group had 25,000 people. Although the Seventh Army was the main force, the troops were divided into four groups.
The Seventh Army is smaller in size, with only 30,000 people in total. Therefore, the strength of each leg is even lower than that of the Third Army.
Although except for Zhang He and Zhang Ren, who had commanded the Third Army, the other generals were not familiar with the soldiers under their command. Updated as soon as possible, but when assigning tasks, Liu Xin still tried his best to take into account the tacit understanding between the generals. The first line coach
Zhang Fei serves as the commander, with Yan Yan as the deputy general. The second route has Zhang He as the chief general and Zhang Ren as the deputy general. The third route has Zhang Liao as the commander and Gao Shun as the deputy general. The fourth route has Guan Yu as the main general and Taishi Ci as the deputy general.
There is no problem with the other three routes. The general and the deputy general are partners. Only the fourth route makes Liu Xin a little worried. Guan Yu and Taishi Ci are both arrogant and arrogant people. Moreover, Guan Yu joined Liu Xin's camp later than Taishi.
Ci. But he made Guan Yu the commander-in-chief. Taishi Ci would inevitably have some thoughts in his mind. If there was a discord between the commander-in-chief and deputy generals, it would most likely have fatal consequences for the three armies. Liu Xin originally wanted to find two
We talked with each other, but we still held back. Neither of them were children. They had great military skills. How the battle turned out would depend on their own destiny.
After years of hard work by Liu Xin, today's Han army has become an efficient and violent machine. As orders are conveyed, it starts to operate quickly. Large quantities of grain, grass, and various ordnance are quickly assembled in the border areas.
It is said that a hundred thousand troops were dispatched. In fact, Liu Xin had dispatched the entire Third Army. Except for the 70,000 soldiers who were on the front line, the rest of the soldiers were not idle either. They were responsible for escorting grain, grass, equipment, and supplies. Later, it was divided into the middle road. The supplies also needed to be divided into four roads. Thirty thousand people seemed to be stretched thin. So many civilians were recruited along the way. Local troops from counties and counties along the way also joined in to maintain order and clear the road.
The official start date of the war was set on the tenth day of October. In order to grasp the first-hand information of the counties in Jiaozhou as soon as possible, after receiving the order, Zhang Fei and others proposed to rush to the front line first without waiting for the troops to be assembled.
Liu Xin fully agreed to everyone's request and personally sent them to the east gate of Xiangyang. The people in Dongcheng District were all Liu Xin's senior officials. The east gate was not accessible to ordinary people at will. That's why Liu Xin chose this place as his place. The best place for farewell. But in order to keep it secret, more and faster chapters are invited. Liu Xin still announced that Zhang Fei and others left Xiangyang because the first phase of advanced training at the Dahan Lecture Hall has ended. They need to return to their respective places. 's military camp.
After bidding farewell to Zhang Fei and others, Liu Xin returned to the Prefectural Mufu. He was chatting with his wife and concubines in the back garden when the maid Xia Feifei suddenly ran over in a hurry and saluted, "Sir, there is a Mr. Cai Hecai outside. He claims to be from The envoy from the West has returned and came here to see me."
Liu Xin cheered up and said, "Oh, Cai He is finally back. Jue'er, come with me to meet your brother. Let's see if there are any surprises."
It turns out that except for Ma Yun and Liu Xin, when she meets her subordinates, no other women will be present. It was immediately updated that Cai He is Cai Jue’s biological brother. And this time, the Cai family also made great efforts to organize a caravan to go to the Western Regions. So today Liu Xin made an exception and called Cai Jue.
Cai He was already waiting in the lobby. Over the past few months, the young man had tanned and lost weight. But he was much more energetic. He felt like he had a completely new look. He saw Liu Xin and Cai Jue walking out together. Cai He was even more energetic. He stepped forward and raised his hands and said, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, Cai He is here to revive me."
Liu Xin laughed and said: "Cai He, you are now an official official of the Han Dynasty. You can't call me sister-in-law anymore when you meet me."
Cai Jue gently poked Liu Xin's back and said softly: "This is at home. More chapters will be coming soon. Why do you need to do anything so formal?"
She will naturally love her youngest brother and sister more. To be honest, I heard that Liu Xin actually appointed Cai He as the envoy of the Han Dynasty. He sent envoys to Dayuan, Guishang, Kangju, Wusun, Shen When poisoning these five countries, Cai Jue was surprised and happy, but more worried. After all, those places were unfamiliar to people and they didn't even understand the language. And Cai He was just a fledgling youngster. What if? Something happened. Thousands of miles away, it was impossible to reach out for help. Now, this younger brother finally appeared in front of him alive and well. Cai Jue couldn't help but shed tears in his eyes.
Liu Xin laughed and said, "Jue'er is right. This is at home. Cai He, you don't have to be polite. Sit down and share the results of this mission and what you have seen on the road." Please tell me and your sister slowly."
Cai He did not sit down immediately. Instead, he turned around and took a stack of documents. He handed it to Liu Xin and said, "Sister-in-law, this is the credential of Kangju, Guishuang, Wusun, Shendu and the Four Kingdoms that I brought back. They took the initiative and wanted to sign an agreement with the Han Dynasty similar to the "Treaty of Shule". But the additional condition was to ensure that the Han caravans could travel freely in their country. They also wanted to ensure that their caravans could travel freely in the Han Dynasty. And sell them paper."
In the final analysis, the "Treaty of Shule" was an unequal treaty that was beneficial to the Han Dynasty. These countries actually proposed to sign such a treaty. Liu Xin was a little surprised. But after hearing the last two conditions, she couldn't help but understand everything. Yeah. These foreigners are not fools either.[
Liu Xin nodded slightly and asked, "You promised them."
Cai He shook his head and said: "I don't dare to make the decision on such a big matter without authorization. So I brought back their credentials."
Liu Xin pondered: "For these countries, I have no plans to sign a treaty yet, especially those two conditions. It's okay to sell paper to them. But the right to free trade in the Han Dynasty is absolutely not allowed. "
Cai Jue was surprised and said: "Why can't you agree? Didn't they also agree to allow our Han caravans to pass freely in their country?"
If formal treaties can be signed with these four countries, it can be regarded as a great achievement of Cai He's mission. It will have unexpected benefits for Cai He's future promotion. Even Cai Jue, who usually does not care about political affairs. He couldn't help but speak up for his brother.
Liu Xin smiled and said: "Jue'er, you only know one but not the other. These countries are considered giants in the Western Region. But compared with our big Han, they are no more than a small country. How is it possible? It's equivalent. And I'm afraid you don't know that these Western businessmen are not like our Han businessmen. They only know how to concentrate on business. They often also like to steal other people's secrets."
"Stealing other people's secrets." Cai Jue, Cai He and his brother were all shocked.
Liu Xin affirmed: "Yes. They just like to steal other people's secrets. Our Han people are thousands of miles away. We have many things that Western countries don't have. For example, making paper, making porcelain, growing mulberries, raising eggs, picking tea, and frying tea. .These technologies are not mastered by Westerners. Once stolen by them, it will affect the sales of silk and porcelain. There are many other secrets related to military aspects. You tell me, will I agree to allow them free passage in the Han Dynasty? "
Cai He had studied in the academy for ten years. Naturally, he understood what Liu Xin meant by what he said. But these four credentials were brought back by him after all the hard work and thousands of miles. He originally thought they were one piece. Great credit. I didn’t want to be fooled by those barbarians. The expression on my face couldn’t help but darken. I hesitated and said, “Did my sister-in-law say that I won’t sign these credentials?”