sweeping the world

Chapter 580
The weather in recent years has been really abnormal. Winter has entered early, but spring has come later and later.

Didao in Guanzhong is under the jurisdiction of Longxi County. There are two counties in front of Didao, namely Yuzhong and Fanghan, and further ahead is Jincheng, the important military town of Zhang's Liangguo.

The entire territory of Longxi has been recovered by the Han army. Since Zhang Zuo took the initiative to withdraw the troops, the two sides did not have any major battles. However, some Qiang and Di people left behind would often carry out sneak attacks after the Han army was involved again.

Fu Hong did not return after breaking out of the siege deep in the grassland. Now the Di and Qiang coalition forces are actually in charge of Fu Jian.

Zhang's Liang army withdrew, and Fu Xiong also led the Hu allied forces to the west. The difference was that the Zhang's Liang army returned to their own borders, while the Hu allied army fled to the basin under the plateau, that is, entered the territory of Tuyuhun. .

Tuyuhun was established in the seventh year of Yongjia in the Western Jin Dynasty ([-] A.D.).

The founder of Tuyuhun was a part of Xianbei in Liaodong. The leader was called Tuyuhun, but his surname was Murong.They were defeated in the Murong Xianbei civil war, first migrated to the vicinity of Qilian Mountain, and then ran to the vicinity of Yuhan. After fighting the army of the Western Jin Dynasty, they withdrew into the basin, snatched a pasture from the Qiang people, and started after a short period of rest. expansion.

There are many types of Qiang people. The original meaning of "Qiang" is sheep herders. Although they are called Qiang people, they actually never consider themselves to be a unified nation. What Tuyuhun defeated in the basin was an ancestor group. Descendants of Ling Qiang.

After Tuyuhun gained a firm foothold, they tried to march toward the plateau. The problem they encountered was not the savages on the plateau, but the inability to adapt to the weather on the plateau. There was no way to expand westward, and there was a strong Liang army in the north. The Xiongnu, who had regained their strength, were densely covered with mountains to the south, so they nestled in the basin and did not move.

After decades of recuperation, Tuyuhun has integrated a considerable number of Xianling Qiang descendants, and many savages who ran down from the plateau were also integrated into it, and they often go to the plateau to arrest savages. The population has always been on the rise Incremental state.

Tuyuhun has not engaged in national wars with other powers for a long time, and the mountains and rivers are also suitable for grazing. Generally speaking, it should have entered a strong period.They lived a good life. Apart from paying a little attention to the movements of Zhang's Liangguo, they didn't pay attention to what happened in other places, so that they didn't react when the Fu clan led the army to enter.

The Fu clan appeared suddenly. Taking advantage of the untimely response of the tribes in the northeastern part of Xiqiang Mountain, they quickly defeated the local tribes and occupied the plain.

Nearly four months have passed, and the royal court of Tuyuhun is still in a state of ignorance about the entry of enemy troops. It can even be said that the tribes west of Xiqiang Mountain have no idea what happened.This phenomenon is caused by the fact that the nomadic tribes live in no fixed place and usually do not go to each other's doors at all, so it is difficult to contact each other. The heavy snow also makes it very difficult to communicate with each other.

The road from Longxi County to Tuyuhun was difficult, and the weather conditions were not suitable. Even if the Han army wanted to attack the Fu clan, they would have to wait until the ice and snow melted at the earliest.

"It has been confirmed that they are stranded barbarians, and they did not come from the direction of Tuyuhun." Zhong Xing said angrily, "There are many forests in this area, and the snow is too deep. It is too difficult to search."

Zhong Xing is no longer the captain of Qinzhou. He was promoted to General Lang for his meritorious service in blocking the attack last time, and was included under Xie An's command system.His Han army is actually at the forefront in the northwest, with Yuzhong and Yuhan in front as a buffer zone.

There were not many Han people in Longxi County, let alone human beings after the continuous military disasters, and the wild herd animals basically disappeared, making this place a real area where birds don't shit.

When the Zhang family and the Fu family retreated, they did not spare any buildings that could be destroyed, and some water sources also left animal carcasses behind. The Han army encountered difficulties when they came back again.

The animal carcasses are basically stagnant pools, which is what they learned from what the Huns had done, which is to artificially create a source of plague.

Streams, rivers, and rivers where water flows, unless the number of corpses is too large to cut off the water, otherwise plagues are rarely produced. That is why the modern Ganges is densely covered with corpses but no plagues broke out. (Maybe it’s because Ah San’s physique is amazing. The corpses of cows, humans, and other animals are densely packed. Ah San can still take a bath and drink water. Humans are so fine.)
The Han army found that the stagnant water area with animal corpses had to be dug and filled. Otherwise, it would be fine when the weather was freezing. Waiting for the weather to become hot would definitely cause an accident. Similar tasks alone would be busy enough, and the rest would fall into the trap. The weather factor can't do too much.

Didao was originally an abandoned city, but there were still many places that could shelter from the wind and rain. When the Han army re-entered, it was completely destroyed.

The lack of ready-made houses is not a problem at all for the Han army. Under the national policy of meeting military needs, unless the army did not bring enough before setting off, there would be no shortage of basic materials such as tents.

"Half a month late..." Zhong Xing stroked his chin and said, "It should be soon."

We are talking about the melting of ice and snow, but entering the season of melting ice and snow does not mean that we can start large-scale actions immediately.

When the ice and snow melt, the ground is actually soft and full of water. It may be fine for one or two people to step on it, but if there are too many people, the ground will become muddy.People can still go on the road if they endure the mud and persevere, it is nothing more than slowing down the speed, but the army has to carry luggage when marching, and the wheels have high requirements on the road conditions. Once they get stuck in the mud, they cannot move, so it is not suitable at all. Large troops march.

"Even if it melts, it depends on the weather." Dou'a carried a water bottle and stuffed it with white snow, and hung it above the bonfire when it was done. He turned his head and said, "For God to keep it from raining, there must be enough sunshine."

What else could Zhong Xing say other than nodding?They have to be fortunate that the Han army at least has enough warm clothes.

Of course, the current Han Dynasty does not use cotton in large quantities, but many types of wool have been researched. Processing wool to make cloth jackets is the basis, and wool is also used to make threads. Recently, nylon is being used.

It is a great thing to discover that wool has so many uses, not only the products made from wool, but also has profound significance for how to use the grassland.

In the past, many dynasties of the Central Plains were able to enter and occupy the grasslands, but the grasslands were not suitable for farming, and a lot of farming would only turn the grasslands into deserts.It is just that I feel that the grassland cannot be cultivated, and the long-term occupation has become a big problem. There is only input but no output, except that the threat of having to occupy to cut off the nomads is to bite the bullet, and I feel that there is no threat of nomads. give up.

Occupying the grassland for large-scale farming is not to reclaim it as farmland, but to graze horses, cattle, and sheep. In addition to military use, horses can also be used by civilians. Cattle can also be slaughtered for farming labor, and sheep are used for wool. and eat meat.

By the way, cattle are not scarce in the Han Dynasty, and the north has gradually changed to using horse-drawn plows. Only the south cannot do without cattle. The demand for cattle among the people has actually continued to decline, so they are not allowed to be slaughtered. Cattle ban.

Eating beef is good, it is really much better than other meats. People who often eat beef are generally stronger and their demand for other foods will be reduced. That is because beef is really high in calories and full of nutrients.I don’t know which research result it is, but it says that with beef as the main dietary meat, the physical fitness of the nation is definitely not much different.

Cows can not only eat meat, but also produce milk while working as labor. Of course, milk is not much better than human milk, but it is a good habit to maintain milk after weaning from breast milk. (It is false that Japanese people drink milk to change the height of a generation. It is some businessmen's commercial over-advocacy, but the nutrition of milk is really good.)
The Chinese nation has never been a nation that rests on its laurels. It is exploring the unknown, making new discoveries about all things, using, developing, and cultivating to make civilization more and more prosperous.When people don’t know that livestock has so many benefits, the grasslands are conquered simply for the purpose of cutting off the threat. When they find out that there are so many benefits, there will be no talk of abandoning the grasslands at will. in hand.

"The weather is too abnormal, will there be a large-scale natural disaster like the rumors?" Dou'a picked up the boiling kettle, went to the table and poured it into a large basin, picked up a spoon and kept stirring in the basin: " If there is a drought, it will be a big deal."

"Your Majesty has already asked the states and counties to prepare for disaster prevention in the fourth year of Yuanshuo." Zhong Xing walked over and looked down at the pot: "Don't add more salt, last time you put too much salt, making it impossible to eat. "

It looks like there are some mushy things in the basin, which are military rations made after grinding plant and meat food into powder. They are made into biscuit-like shapes and have a long shelf life. They have salt in them, so they can be eaten dry. , It can also be soaked and eaten. Although it looks ugly, it is nutritious.

Salt in military rations is a must. The human body actually has a strong demand for salt. Sweating and urinating will take away the salt. Therefore, the warmer the climate, the more salt will be lost. The lack of salt will cause muscle spasms, dizziness, and nausea And some symptoms such as easy fatigue and fatigue.

Dou'a was a little depressed when he was said, he just didn't know about the newly developed military rations, as for being brought up again and again?

By the way, military rations such as biscuits were really researched not long ago, and they were a new product created by Liu Yan when he was bored in Xiangguo. The production process is not complicated, and the compression is not too difficult.

"Water conservancy, most states and counties are doing it, but if a drought really happens, that is, the river will dry up and the groundwater will be short of water. It will be useful, but I am afraid the effect will be limited." Dou'a spends more time serving the land than picking up weapons Much better, he made some paste with a spoon and put it into his mouth, nodded: "I have to say, this thing tastes really good, it tastes like meat."

"There is minced meat in the first place." Zhong Xing's soldiers had already prepared the tableware, grabbed the spoon from Dou'a's hand and put it in, and the words in their mouths did not stop: "Fresh things are fun to eat in the early stage, and they will soon be eaten." will get tired of eating."

Having said that, the food of the Han army has always been very good. There is a constant supply of rice and pasta for a long time, and there is no shortage of meat food at all. With continuous exercise on the Internet, each of them looks very strong.

"What Zhi said is that once a large-scale natural disaster really occurs, the use of foreign troops must definitely stop." Doua was somewhat worried and said: "Based on military merit, there will be two more battle-level battles. Zhi is a Doctor, the scope of the battle seems to be a little hanging, I only hope that the war of destroying the country can be completed."

The title of title is really very important in the Han Dynasty. On the one hand, the social treatment is very affordable, and the level of the title is also linked to the promotion of the official position.

Time has come to the sixth year of Yuanshuo, the Central Plains has been fully recovered, and there are not too many old lands of the Han family left in the remaining corners, that is, the Northeast, Xiliang, and the Western Regions.

In the fifth year of Yuan Shuo, although the Han Kingdom had entered a difficult period of food shortage, it had to start cultivating health and rest, and made a large-scale donation to enrich the military rations, which brought about a major change in the situation within a year.

"Dai Kingdom is about to end, and there is one less target..." Dou'a did not participate in the battle on the northern grasslands, he pointed his fingers: "There are still Yan Kingdom and Liang Kingdom left. Yan Kingdom probably has nothing to do, Liang The country is just a small country."

Zhong Xing became curious and asked, "Who told you that Liangguo is a small country?"

"Isn't it a small country?" Dou'a said in surprise, "Xiliang has been sparsely populated for a long time. Even the Zhang family opened up the Western Regions. I heard that there are not many people in the Western Regions. They have sent troops several times, not many enough to dispatch [-] people, right? "

Zhong Xing was speechless for a while.

What is the situation of Zhang's Liangguo's use of troops in the Western Regions is not something that a general and a school lieutenant can find out casually. What they know is that Zhang's Liangguo's use of troops in the east has not exceeded the size of a hundred thousand troops many times.

The Han State had some basic judgments on war. Among them, the scale of the battle was when the number of enemy troops exceeded 20, and the scale of the battle was when the number of enemy troops exceeded [-].Different war scales have different calculations of military merit, and there are two modes of accumulating military merit: victory and great victory.

For the generals and schools in the middle and upper levels, military achievements are no longer based on taking the enemy's head. Unless it is a special case of being able to kill the enemy's general, it is based on the scale of the battle that the army participated in, and what contribution it made in it. The degree of military merit is calculated according to the form of military merit, so there are two types of meritorious service and minor merit.

"Don't worry, no matter how big the matter is, the king's use of troops in the northwest will achieve the goal of destroying the Liang Kingdom." Zhong Xing nodded seriously: "It will definitely be like this."

(End of this chapter)