"The Central Plains is really lively!" After seeing the battle between the princes of the Central Plains coming from Youzhou, Situ Liang and others sighed, "It seems that our unification of the north has put a lot of pressure on each prince.
Otherwise, these princes who had stopped fighting would not immediately start fighting after our Western expedition."
Zhang Yuanjing smiled and said, "Why are they under a lot of pressure? It's equivalent to taking half of the Great Yan. In addition, we have successively expanded our territory in the north and expanded the three states. We have also taught a hard lesson.
I, Da Zhao, can go south with all my strength."
"It would be strange if these princes were not nervous, especially those little princes, who were even more anxious. After we designed the division, the Eyong army and the army marched westward, it was also the last chance for them to struggle, so how could they not seize it?
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Situ Liang sighed: "In the past, the Yong army and the Qi army were comparable to our Dazhao. Now, the Qi army has declined, and the Yong army is divided into three parts, all of which have become history. The two only ones are capable of us.
The great princes who are comparable to each other no longer exist. No matter how hard they struggle, they will try to change the situation where our great Zhao swept the world."[
"The Third Navy Fleet performed well this time. Based on Qiongzhou Island, it took advantage of the chaos to occupy the Guangzhou Prefecture in the southeast of Jiaozhou and the surrounding two prefectures, allowing us to open up new jurisdictions on the distant southern line."
Li Chenfeng cares more about the performance of the soldiers.
Zhao Xun also nodded and said, "Indeed, the Third Fleet performed very well this time. Now, the Qi army took advantage of the split of King Yong and the King of Shu in power and internal instability to counterattack Jiaozhou. Let the land of Jiaozhou be reunited.
Not only did we enter the war period, but it also caused local natives and bandits to rise up. The Third Fleet took this opportunity to occupy the land of Guangzhou Prefecture, which not only ensured that the maritime merchants repaired the port in the south, but also allowed us to occupy the most prosperous south.
The harbor can continuously attract refugees from Jiaozhou to join our Great Zhao.”
Zhang Yuanjing smiled and said, "The Lord doesn't know that when we occupied this Qiongzhou Island at the beginning, we needed to transport the population from the north as a resident who developed and stood firm in Qiongzhou Island. Now, Qiongzhou Island is already overcrowded. This time
, The Third Fleet not only wanted to repay the military information to the Lord, but also asked the Lord for help and how to settle these people. It was a bit unprofitable to migrate north through sea ships. At the beginning, I spent my energy to migrate from north to south. Now
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Zhao Xun shook his head, looked at the map, pointed to the northeastern Qiongzhou Island, and the eastern waters of Jiangzhou, and said, "What about this place? Who is in charge of this place now?"
Zhang Yuanjing looked at it and said, "Ryukyu Islands? Well, the Lord's will, let's take down this place? These islands can accommodate a lot of people. Among them, it is especially true that Liu Qiu Island is looking for."
Zhao Xun and others saw more. This Ryukyu Islands will naturally be the future Taiwan Island and the northern Ryukyu Island chain. Not to mention the resentment that this island will be in the future in the Chinese people, it is this huge Ryukyu Island.
You can't let go of the inquiry. This Liuqiu Island is enough to settle millions of people, and can also be used as a naval harbor and a maritime trade port.
Originally, when the Zhao army navy headed south, Zhao Xun was preparing to make the idea of Liuqiu Island. However, Liuqiu Island was too close to Jiangzhou, and it was also located in the southeast of Yangzhou, very close to the headquarters of the Qi army. In addition, here
It is still the harbor of the Yangzhou Navy, echoing the eastern part of Jiangzhou, blocking the sea ships traveling from south to north and collecting taxes. This is the lifeblood of King Murong Cheng of Qi. Zhao Xun was afraid that he would accidentally anger the King of Qi and wanted to take the lead.
Competing with yourself will be detrimental to your original plan.
The current situation is very different from the beginning. Jiangzhou has become a place of melee for the Qi army and the Shu army, and the Yangzhou Navy was also pulled away by one-third of the troops last year. The rest are also
The northern part of Yangzhou and the eastern part of Xuzhou attacked the Chu army. Not to mention the powerful Yangzhou Naval Law compared with the Great Zhao Navy under his command, even if he can compete with the Great Zhao Navy under his command, Murong Cheng would not have had a feud with him at this moment.
I won't fight with you.
Nowadays, Murong Cheng has entered the Chu army to the north, and in the southeast of Jiangzhou, the Shu army is entering the southeast. He is in a dilemma of being attacked by both sides. How dare he provoke another great enemy?
"The lord wants this Ryukyu Islands? Yes, it is indeed a very good place. It is guarding the outside of the mainland, and together with Qiongzhou Island, it becomes an external guardian network for the land. Taking this place will not only accommodate the refugees we have collected in the south,
It also plays a very powerful role in the future attack on the southeast coastal areas." Under Zhao Xun's influence, the officials of the upper-level Zhao army also understood the importance of the navy, the importance of outward expansion, and even more understood this
How big is the world?
"However, although the Qi navy is weak, there must be Qi navy and army soldiers stationed on this Liuqiu Island. With the third fleet alone, it is probably difficult to take this place. In addition, we also want to
He was concerned about Murong Cheng's attitude and the reactions of other princes."
Li Chenfeng said in a deep voice: "It is indeed difficult to take down Liuqiu Island by relying solely on the Third Fleet. However, taking down this place has more important significance for us. Therefore, it is to let the people stationed in the eastern part of Qingzhou.
Operation 2nd Fleet is worth it.”
After a pause, Li Chenfeng said again: "Although this move will make the princes suspicious, we attacked islands, islands hanging overseas, and did not send troops to the various vassal areas. They would not be too
If we do our navy, everyone should know that the navy's warships climb onto the land. Even if it is a threat to their coastal areas, what they care more about now is to attack other princes and expand their own jurisdiction.
To expand your strength.”
What Li Chenfeng said, Xu Ye and Wei Zilin both agreed.
Zhao Xun smiled and said, "Why do you need to be so troublesome? Why do you need to use the army? As far as we know, the Qi army is now not in a good situation. It is surrounded by enemies on both sides, and the Chu army occupying the four northeastern prefectures of Yangzhou is becoming more and more stable.
The Qi army has a powerful army. Although the territory is less than half now, it has many elite troops under its command. And what restricts the strength of the Qi army is nothing else, but logistics."
Situ Liang's eyes lit up and said, "The Lord means, should we exchange food, grass and supplies for the Ryukyu Islands?"
Zhao Xun smiled and said, "Yes, except for the main island of Ryukyu Island, the rest of the Ryukyu Islands are not valued by Murong Cheng, and there are not many residents on Ryukyu Island. In other words, on the Ryukyu Islands,
Murong Cheng did not move too many residents. Most of the residents on it were mainly those who fled after the increasing taxes on Dayan and those who fled after the war."
"The Qi army occupied Liuqiu Island, and in addition to being a naval port, they collected taxes on past maritime merchants. But now, the Qi navy is weak, and the Qi navy is busy fighting against the Chu army. And the passing sea ships,
If we hang our big Zhao flag, the Qi army dare not act recklessly at all."
"It can be said that the importance of the Ryukyu Islands to the Qi army is far less important than that of several years ago. Now that we like this, he is unwilling to fight with us. That's it, why not exchange it for some to him.
What about something beneficial?"[
Zhang Yuanjing nodded slightly and said, "In the current situation of Qi army, we should agree to the conditions for exchanging supplies for the Ryukyu Islands. After all, if we trade, we can get the supplies he needs. If not, not only will we not be able to do anything.
When he arrives, he will also cause the Qi army to lose troops."
"For us, it is not just about taking down the Ryukyu Islands, settled the residents, and occupying control of the entire southeastern coast. More importantly, the Qi army is now weak and is afraid it will be difficult to block the joint attack of the Chu army and the Shu army.
The purpose of trading materials to the Qi army was to strengthen the strength of the Qi army, and to make him fight harder with the Chu army and the Shu army."
Zhao Xun sighed and said, "Actually, if we do this, the most harmed people are the people under the rule of the southern princes." Zhao Xun's words are true. The current strategy of the Zhao army is to stabilize the Zhao army's rule and expand outward, but it cannot see the Central Plains.
In the south, let the princes fight each other until their strength drops sharply and they can fight. This is a great thing for the Zhao army and a good strategy. But for the people under the rule of the southern princes,
That is the aggravation of suffering.
Zhang Yuanjing said anxiously: "The Lord needs to feel guilty about this. He said that the suffering brought to the people is not actually us, but the princes from all over the country. If we directly marched south at the beginning of the year, the princes from the south will inevitably unite to fight against our army.
Even if we cannot unite into a whole, we will form a two or three alliances, echoing each other."
"And my great Zhao will face the attacks of the southern princes from east to west. In this way, if we cannot quickly take over the territory of the southern princes, then the whole world will inevitably have a situation of fighting between the north and the south. The southern princes will no longer fight with each other.
, on the contrary, will enter the development stage. By then, the situation of confrontation between the north and the south will inevitably last for a long time. In this way, it will be a greater suffering for the people in the north and the south."
"We do this, although for the people of the south, it is to see the aggravation of their suffering. However, this will not last long. When the southern princes are weak in the future, it is the time when our northern Zhao army cleans up the world.
At that time, reducing the burden on the people in the south will be the best way to save them.”
"Besides, the people in the south do not belong to the jurisdiction of our Da Zhao. Now they should hate the princes and cannot blame the lord at all."
Situ Liang, Wei Zilin and others also said yes. They did not want Zhao Xun to change his current strategy because of excessive concern for the people, which would be extremely unfavorable for the Zhao army to unify the world in the future.
Zhao Xun smiled and said, "I just sighed so much. I will not change my established strategy unless I have to force you to do so. You are right. The suffering now is only temporary. Unify the world.
, is the best solution to the problem."
"Now, let's continue the battle in the Western Regions. Although we have won three-fifths of the territory, half of the Western Regions have not surrendered yet, and nearly half of the territory has not been ruled by our Great Zhao."
Situ Liang said in a deep voice: "Master, when it comes to the southern part of the Western Regions, there is still good news now. The four small countries near the old Kucha Kingdom have all begun to contact us, willing to surrender to the Lord and integrate their territory into the Great Zhao."
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"Oh?" Zhao Xun smiled slightly, "It seems that our actions in the north, especially the news of the defeat of Wusun Kingdom, have begun to worry the southern countries."
Situ Liang nodded and said, "That's true. As we know, several larger countries in the south have begun to contact each other. The country is recruiting soldiers to prepare to resist us."
"Let them prepare, let us continue to plan and reorganize this northern land. We must do it step by step to completely integrate the area captured by my Great Zhao into my Great Zhao."
In the south, in the view of Tang King Tang Xian, his abandonment of one rich and one poor mansion has caused a conflict between the King of Luoyang and the King of Hanzhong. But Tang Xian was not willing to do so. No matter what, he occupied the entire Jingzhou area at the beginning.
There is a situation of sweeping across Jiangzhou to the south. Now it is not only blocked by the Shu army in the south, but also forced to abandon Jiangzhou because the rear was attacked by the King of Luoyang and Hanzhong. Even the two northern prefectures in Jingzhou were forced to abandon it.
How can Tang Xian accept the situation?
So, Tang Xian did not immediately lead his army north to recover the abandoned two prefectures. Instead, he rested in Bei'an Prefecture, where Fancheng, the northern city of Xiangyang was located, north of the Han River. At the same time, the Tang army recruited a large-scale military recruitment and went to Xiangyang Prefecture and Bei'an
The palace gathered. Tang Xian was waiting, waiting for the conflict between the Luoyang King and the Hanzhong King, and rushed to attack the north.
Theoretically, the King of Luoyang occupied the wealthy Nanyang Prefecture, and the King of Hanzhong occupied a little barren, but the Danyang Prefecture located in the west was the most suitable. However, the Nanyang Prefecture was rich and occupied a large area with a large population. However, the Danyang Prefecture was relatively
It is barren and sparsely populated. The one that occupies Nanyang Prefecture will naturally have the advantage, and the other side will naturally feel unwilling to accept it.
As Tang Xian expected, although the King of Hanzhong and the King of Luoyang were brothers, they were both princes who opposed the King of Shu inheriting the power of King Yong. They had a close relationship with each other. However, when it involved tangible interests, the two were still
A problem arose. Therefore, while strengthening the defense of the Shu army in the south, Tang Xian waited carefully, waiting for the opportunity to march northward and recover the lost land.
However, in fact, Luoyang King Situ Hao and Hanzhong King Situ Che did have some disputes, but with the advice of important officials under Lin Shucheng and Situ Hao, the two calmed down their struggles and decided to go south to occupy Jingzhou first and take over the entire Jingzhou.
Compared to what are the two palaces occupied by them?
Nanyang Prefecture is located in the southern part of Luoyang, which is the reason why the King of Luoyang occupied it. It is naturally impossible for the King of Hanzhong to cross the northern part of Jingzhou and occupy Nanyang Prefecture, and the King of Luoyang would not appear in Danyang Prefecture, which is not connected with him. The King of Hanzhong is located.
The land is one of the overall differences compared with the land occupied by the Luoyang King, and the main reason is that Luoyang is the capital.
It is naturally impossible for King Hanzhong to occupy Nanyang Prefecture, so the King of Luoyang was required to compensate him. However, after the advice of important officials on both sides, both sides still took the lead in taking Jingzhou. The two were divided equally, which was more important than compensation for Nanyang Prefecture alone.
.But the two did not immediately join forces, but continued to maintain the situation of fighting with each other to confuse Tang Xian.
I don’t know if it was because of the fact that the King of Hanzhong Situ Fei, who was coerced by his family to join the King of Hanzhong, Lin Shucheng’s plan became even more painful. After some understanding, Lin Shucheng finally discovered the weaknesses in the Tang army.[
At the end of September, Tang Xian was placed in the rear of the Tang army by Tang Xian, who was dealing with government affairs and was poisoned to death in the mansion. The news came out that there was a riot in the Tang army. Even Tang Xian's face changed drastically when he heard about it, and his eyes turned dark. .
Chen Yuan and who? This is about the composition of the Tang army. The Tang army was composed of the Wuwei Army and Shence Army of the former court. The two guard generals were unfavorable to resist the Zhao army and were unwilling to lose their lives for defeat. They united together to establish themselves in separatist positions Finally, the Tang army system led by Tang Xian was formed.
Among them, the general of the Wuwei Army was Tang Xian, and compared with him was General Chen Yuan and Shen Ce Army. After the merger of the two, Chen Yuan and Gan were under Tang Xian. Although the two were in conflict, Tang Xian became a step by step The princes of one side naturally began to worry about Chen Yuan and this former brother and the powerful figure.
However, Chen Yuanhe is also a smart person. He has long handed over the military power and allowed Tang Xian to arrange it. Tang Xian saw Chen Yuanhe so cooperating and so sensible. In addition, Chen Yuanhe has a deep influence in the army, so it is not bad. Instead of taking advantage of Chen Yuan and his ill-fighting, he arranged it above government affairs and helped him handle government affairs.
When Tang Xian learned that Chen Yuanhe was killed, he couldn't help but lament that the trouble was in big trouble.
Sure enough, not long after Shen Yuanhe was poisoned, it began to be rumored throughout Jingzhou that Tang Xian was afraid of Chen Yuanhe, who was in the same position as him in the past, so he poisoned him. Chen Yuanhe was just the first. One target, the former Shence Army officer, was also the targets of the eradication.
Such rumors actually won't have much effect on people who are truly capable. Of course, there are still doubts about Tang Xian, but they won't directly believe it. After all, Tang Xianzhen wants to kill Chen Yuan. Why do you have to kill others? Why do you even know such a simple thing?
However, after several generals and officers of the former Shence Army died in succession, the officers of the Genshin Impact Army began to become uneasy. Of course, they also did not remain calm, which was a major event related to their lives. So, such rumors gradually began to begin It worked.
"A bunch of money! Who was the poisoned country of Shen to death? Why hasn't it been found yet? Also, who was the generals and schoolmen assassinated?" Tang Xian, who hurried back to Xiangyang from Fancheng, had a very gloomy face.
People replied that these people were assassinated by the dead soldiers, and all the subsequent clues were cut off. What's more serious is that these dead soldiers all carry the Tang army's own mark, which makes people not doubt it. Of course, in the eyes of smart people, they naturally do not believe it. After all, since they are dead soldiers, it is impossible to leave any traces that can be found.