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Chapter 172 Preparations before the war
Liangzhou in June was not safe. As the generals of the Han Dynasty, Li Meng and Wang Fang had the name of the court, but they had no actual help from the court. In fact, the court cannot be blamed for this. After all, it is not a very good time to rush to aid Liangzhou. plan.

As the largest local force in Liangzhou, Han Sui didn't want to offend the court, but he couldn't tolerate Li Meng and Wang Fang's expansion in the name of the court, so after much deliberation, he finally chose to eliminate Li Meng, Wang Fang, and stabilize him. Power in Liangzhou.

Li Meng and Wang Fang's last battle was very tragic. The two of them and the army under their command stayed firmly in Ji County, Hanyang County. A place that Fang will never reach in the end.

Han Sui once again ordered an army of [-] to attack Ji County, but there were only less than [-] soldiers in Ji County, and these soldiers were of average quality. Under the attack, Ji County fell after all, and Li Meng and Wang Fang also died in the chaos.

Although Han Sui dealt with Li Meng and Wang Fang's forces, his own consumption was also great, so after winning the victory, he retreated to Jincheng County.

Since then, there are only two main forces left in Liangzhou, namely Han Sui's force and Ma Teng's force, but there are also some small forces besides the two forces, such as Song Jian, but these small forces have little influence, so Han Sui and Ma Teng didn't pay attention to it either.

The news of Li Meng and Wang Fang's death soon spread to Chang'an.

Zhang Ming severely condemned Han Sui's actions in the court, but he did not take any action. After all, at the moment, destroying the Southern Huns' royal court is the kingly way.

Although Han Sui provoked the imperial court, he was also acting within the rules. After all, he attacked Li Meng, and Wang Fang’s reason was to face the imperial court. A rebel, and his behavior is to eliminate harm for the court.

As for the court's recognition of Li Meng and Wang Fang as the general of the Han Dynasty, Han Sui never saw it from the beginning to the end. Anyway, he also knew that the court was out of reach. The fact that Wang Fang is the general of the Han Dynasty is nothing more than disgusting him, Han Sui.

It has to be said that Han Sui's judgment is still very accurate. It is difficult to send the existing troops of the imperial court to the Liangzhou battlefield. Xu Rong's 1 troops are stationed in Shangjun, and Zhu Jun's 1 troops are stationed in Hedong County. , Lu Bu's [-] troops stationed in Hanoi County, Zhang Liao in Chang'an, Xu Huang's [-] troops guarding Chang'an, and Huangfu Song's [-] troops are supervising migrant workers digging canals.

For the imperial court, fighting in different places is very risky. After all, the imperial court's army is elite enough, but they know very little about Liangzhou. There are more than 7 imperial court troops, and Lu Bu is the only one who controls part of Liangzhou's army. But he was still preparing for war in Hanoi County.

Therefore, even if the imperial court sends people to support Li Meng and Wang Fang, there is a high probability of failure. The imperial court can accept losing, but it is meaningless not to lose. It is better to deploy limited troops in Bingzhou to obtain greater benefits.

Things in Liangzhou were like a gust of wind. Following the deaths of Li Meng and Wang Fang, and the retreat of Han Sui's forces, they completely quieted down.

In mid-June, the project of digging the canal that lasted for three months was finally completed. With such a fast construction speed, 20 civilians were killed and injured, but the number of casualties was less than [-]. The entire Chang'an City, from top to bottom, was amazed. .

Of course, apart from thanking Zhang Ming for his own talent, the reason for the construction is so fast. There are two other important reasons. One is the promotion of new farm tools. It is perfectly normal for the speed of digging canals to increase. Another reason is that the food provided by the court to the peasants is in place, and there will be a meal of meat dishes every two or three days, which is unimaginable for ordinary people.

Back then, when Dong Zhuo built Meiwu, he used 25 peasants. After the completion of Meiwu, tens of thousands of peasants died. Dong Zhuo regarded Meiwu as the most solid fortress, dreaming of a century-old career, but he did not expect that he would be killed. It's sad and deplorable for subordinates to be killed.

Now Meiwu has become a military fortress of the imperial court, together with Chen Cangcheng as an obstacle to defend against the invasion of Liangzhou. It has to be said that the value of Meiwu as a military fortress is indeed much greater than that of a gentle town. To invade Chang'an, Chencang and Meiwu were the places he couldn't go around.

Having said that, in addition to getting new farm tools for free, the 20 civilian husbands will also get some extra remuneration, which is something they could not have imagined before. Of course, all of this is based on the fact that the court is rich.

In the Gaomen Hall, Da Si Nong Feng Fang flatteringly reported the digging of the canal.

"Da Si Nong, you did a good job digging the canal, and you should be rewarded." Zhang Ming said happily.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Da Sinonong Feng Fang smiled and nodded.

"In the future, as long as you complete the tasks I entrusted to you for me, your rewards will not be small." Zhang Ming said lightly.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will definitely remember." After finishing speaking, Chief Secretary Feng Fang went to the palace treasury to receive the reward.

Da Sinonong Feng Fang, in the period of Emperor Ling, was one of the eight captains of Xiyuan. Later, after the revocation of the eighth captain of Xiyuan, he served as the chief minister of the imperial court. Da Sinonong Feng Fang's greatest hobby is Corruption and bribery, so there are many impeachments.

But for Zhang Ming, corruption and bribery are not only Feng Fang's shortcomings, but also Feng Fang's advantages.

For example, in the digging of the canal, although Feng Fang embezzled a lot of food in it, he did manage to complete the project within three months, and it was he who tried his best to prove this project in the court, saving Zhang Ming and Bai tongue between officials.

Including the matter of the farming in Hedong County, although Feng Fang's methods are a little violent, if the national army is not used, I am afraid that until now, the matter of farming in Hedong County is still in dispute. There is no risk.

For Zhang Ming, the biggest principle for him to employ people is to see if he can achieve his desired goal. If he can, he is a useful person. If he can't, he is a useless person. It's the one who's useful.

After the completion of the canal, the imperial court no longer has to worry about the drought in Guanzhong, and the 20 peasants can also reinvest in agricultural production, reducing the pressure on the previous farmers.

Of course, the return of 20 civilian husbands will also provide a source of soldiers for Zhang Ming's next recruitment. The last large-scale recruitment of Zhang Ming was when Li Jue and Guo Si were besieging the city. It was already four months ago, so he cultivated four A month later, Zhang Ming decided to conduct a new round of recruitment.

Different from recruiting only in Chang'an City last time, this time, the imperial court can distribute the recruiting quota among Jingzhao counties. After the counties are divided equally, the pressure of recruiting will be reduced. After all, Guangjingzhao area , there are dozens of counties.

However, the matter of recruiting soldiers is now the responsibility of the military department, and Huang Fusong, the Minister of the military department, soon came to Gaomen Hall.

"Your Majesty, are you really going to send troops to merge the state?" Huangfu Song naturally understood the reason for His Majesty's recruitment.

"Of course, it's mid-June now, and it will probably take about ten days to recruit troops. The imperial court can send troops to merge the state in early July." Zhang Ming said confidently.

"Your Majesty, I think the strategy of driving away wolves and tigers that you told me before is feasible, but this strategy requires the commander to have a strong control over the front line. Who does His Majesty decide to use as the commander this time?" Huangfusong asked. .

"Of course it is General Huangfu. But this battle is divided into three battlefields, so each battlefield will have a commander. General, you are the commander of the western battlefield, Zhu Jun is the commander of the central battlefield, and Lu Bu is the commander of the eastern battlefield." Zhang Ming said in detail.

"In addition, I have sent envoy Jia Xu to persuade the Southern Huns royal court to use them as a forward force to test the strength of Bingzhou Zhangyang. In this battle, I have used almost all resources. Therefore, this battle You can only win, not lose." Zhang Ming explained.

At the beginning of June, Zhang Ming had already communicated with Jia Xu. The plan to drive away wolves and tigers was proposed by Jia Xu, so he knew better how to implement it, so Zhang Ming made Jia Xu an envoy of the court. Sent to the court of the Southern Huns.

This is really a gamble. If this plan succeeds, the imperial court can eliminate the royal court of the Southern Huns and occupy Xihe County, Shangdang County, and Taiyuan County. These three counties are all populous counties in the north. strength, from now on, the north will no longer be under pressure.

Of course, if this plan fails, the imperial court may need about a year to recuperate. Therefore, in general, the benefits of this gamble far outweigh the risks from the very beginning, and it is worth the imperial court's gamble.

"Your Majesty, what if other forces attack Bingzhou with such great fanfare?" Huangfusong asked suspiciously.

"The general is worried about the forces of Shu in the south of Liangzhou in the west?" Zhang Ming asked.

"Han Sui and Ma Teng in Liangzhou have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. If we choose to invade Chang'an on a large scale after our army dispatches, Chang'an will be in danger at that time. Although Shu in the south has economic relations with Chang'an, Liu Yan has great ambitions. The land often rebels, and I worry that he will take action." Huangfusong said worriedly.

"The general is worrying too much. Whether Liangzhou or Shu attack Chang'an, the only way they must pass is the Chencang and Meiwu areas. However, I have already ordered people to strengthen these two places. After the general recruits troops, I will let them Zhang Liao led an army of [-] troops to garrison Chencang and Meiwu, and even if [-] Liangzhou soldiers wanted to attack Chang'an, they might not be able to bypass Chencang and Meiwu." Zhang Ming nodded.

From the beginning of planning to implement the plan to drive away wolves and tigers, Zhang Ming, Jia Xu and others have been constantly consolidating the rear. For Zhang Ming, Chang'an cannot be lost, so any plan that can reach Chang'an has been rejected by Jia Xu and others. Listed one by one.

At present, there are only two places where Chang'an can be reached, one is Liangzhou and the other is Hanzhong. There are Han Sui and Ma Teng in Liangzhou. It is the focus of defense, but if Liangzhou wants to attack Chang'an, it must go through Chencang and Meiwu, and these two are strong strongholds, so as long as these two places are firmly guarded, the forces of Liangzhou want to attack Chang'an in a short time It's just an idiot's dream.

As for Hanzhong, the current prefect is Zhang Lu, who is Liu Yan's subordinate, and the sericulture business in Shu also arrived in Chang'an via Hanzhong, so in theory, Zhang Lu, the prefect of Hanzhong, can also attack Chang'an, but Zhang Lu's soldiers only have three With more than ten thousand people, even if he wanted to attack Chang'an, it would probably be useless.

There are two roads from Hanzhong to Chang'an. One is to take Baoxie Road, but the end of Baoxie Road is Mei County, and Meiwu is near Mei County. Therefore, if you take this road, you will eventually encounter the stronghold of the imperial court. The other road is Ziwu Road, but Ziwu Road is very difficult to walk, and the road is narrow, and even only a thousand soldiers are needed to complete the road closure, so the march is extremely risky, and even Zhuo Yun's team transporting sericulture is commendable. Slope, not Meridian.

Just as in history, Zhuge Liang failed to succeed in many Northern Expeditions, Zhang Ming could easily think of the difficulty of attacking Chang'an from Shu. Therefore, even though he was worried, he still dared to gamble.

"Since Your Majesty has already made preparations, I feel relieved. I wonder how many soldiers Your Majesty plans to recruit this time?" Huangfusong asked.

"One thousand for small counties with less than [-] households, two thousand for large counties with more than [-] households, three thousand for prefectures, and four thousand for Chang'an, that's enough." Zhang Ming said slightly.

According to Zhang Ming's expected estimate, at least [-] soldiers can be recruited this time, and of the [-] soldiers, except for [-] who will stay in Chang'an for defense, the rest will be sent to the front line.This means that the number of soldiers who will enter the Bingzhou battlefield this time will reach about [-].

The so-called soldiers and horses go first without using food and grass. Except for Lu Bu's food and grass, which the court cannot supply, the food and grass for the other [-] soldiers will be supplied by the court.

Therefore, the pressure from the imperial court is very arrogant, but fortunately, the imperial court has enough food and grass, and it will be harvest time in autumn in more than two months, so no matter how difficult it is, the imperial court will still be able to supply it, no matter how bad it is , I took out all the grain and grass at the bottom of the press box and gave it to the soldiers on the front line.

"Your Majesty, the imperial court will surely win this battle." After finishing speaking, Huangfusong stopped talking.

The current Huangfusong looked at the emperor in surprise. He couldn't remember the little emperor who used to be in the harem. What surprised Huangfusong was that the emperor in front of him was unparalleled in military warfare. talent.

After Huangfusong left, Zhang Ming breathed a sigh of relief. He had prepared for this battle for a long time, and it was only in the conversation with Huangfusong just now that he showed it to the fullest. In fact, if Zhang Ming was really allowed to personally direct a specific battle In war, I am afraid that becoming a prisoner is a high probability event.

After leaving the palace, Huangfusong quickly posted recruitment notices in various counties in the Jingzhao area. For Huangfusong, recruiting soldiers was just a very small matter.

(End of this chapter)