At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Xun You analyzed the most dangerous thing again.

Guo Peng continued to nod.

"Using troops on two fronts has been a taboo for military strategists since ancient times. If Sun Bofu and Liu Jingsheng take advantage of our army's battle with Ma Teng and Han Sui in Guanzhong to send troops northward, it will be a big problem for our army."

Xun You pointed to the locations of Jingzhou and Xuzhou on the map.

"Yeah, the problem is not small. Let's concentrate on the battle of Kansai. If they want to take the opportunity to go north, I have no other choice but to stick to it."

Guo Peng stared at the map for a while, and suddenly saw Lu Su frowning and thinking about something.

"What is Zijing thinking, why don't you tell me?"

As soon as Lu Su looked up, he saw Guo Peng looking at him with a smile, and immediately cupped his hands and said, "Just now, Su was thinking, instead of worrying about how our army will respond after they send troops, it is better to think about how to prevent them from going north and interfering with our army going west." Enter."

Xun You looked at Lu Su with some surprise, as if surprised that Lu Su could think about the problem from this angle.

Guo Pengrao looked at Lu Su with interest.

"What did Zijing think of?"

"Just a few thoughts."

Lu Su hesitated and said, "Sun Bofu seems to be unpopular in Jiangdong. He often killed people when he attacked the city. Jiangdong people seem to have a deep prejudice against Sun Bofu. Sun Bofu went north to invade Wei Gong's territory. , for these people, it should not be a good thing."

Guo Peng raised the corner of his mouth.

"I also understand what Zijing said. Sun Bofu killed too many people. He only relied on strong soldiers and horses to gain a foothold in Jiangdong. Therefore, Zijing thinks that my idea of ​​transferring Gu Yuantan as the governor of Lujiang County is the best policy?"

Lu Su immediately understood what Guo Peng meant, and Xun You also understood.

The only county guard who was born in Jiangdong under Guo Peng's command put Gu Yong'an at the forefront of Lujiang River, which directly aroused a storm of contradictions in Jiangdong.

In this way, Sun Ce's hind legs were held back, so that he could not go northward with all his strength.

As for Liu Biao, it is not difficult to think about it.

Among the Jingzhou people, there are no fewer people who are as one with Guo Peng as they are with Liu Biao, and Cai Mao, the great Infernal Affairs, is one of them.

Making full use of the subjective initiative of the powerful families in the nine counties of Jingxiang may bring some unexpected gains to Guo Peng.

Military means and political means complement each other. Guo Peng's military strength is indeed strong, but it seems a bit difficult to open up two or even three battlefields at the same time.

Especially since he himself can't take the center command, the difficulty is even greater.

So political means against Jiangdong and Jingzhou will be put on the agenda.

When Guo Peng first brought Gu Yong with him, he never thought that he could use Gu Yong to carry out political and psychological offensives against Jiangdong. That was because he lacked administrative bureaucrats. Yong this talent.

Over the years, Gu Yong has served as county magistrates and county guards in various places, giving full play to his abilities, working hard under Guo Peng's command, filling in vacancies, resolutely implementing Guo Peng's decisions, and implementing them to the grassroots villages, in exchange for Guo Peng's Trust, gave him the title of Wei official.

Also because of Gu Yong's existence, Guo Peng, an almost [-]% Jiangbei regime, has a touch of Jiangnan charm.

Cai Yong's ten years in Jiangnan and Gu Yong's ten years of service under his command have built a bridge of mutual understanding between Guo Peng and Jiangdong scholars.

Especially Gu Yong, who was born in the Gu family, one of the four surnames of Wu, his Jiangdong background would give Guo Peng a great advantage in the game with Sun Ce.

Compared with the violent Sun Ce, Guo Peng's treatment of Jiangdong people has a very different meaning. Many Jiangdong children still remember what happened when Guo Peng came to Jiangdong ten years ago.

I don't know how many Jiangdong children went to visit Guo Peng admiringly, chatted and laughed happily with Guo Peng, how many people sent Guo Peng back all the way, how many people rushed to Wu County after that, but failed to see Guo Peng, Disappointed.

Now, the child from someone else's family who was very popular back then is coming back. Can the Jiangdong gentry and tyrants who have suffered from Sun Ce's humiliation and killing be not excited about it?

Guo Peng understood the pain and grievances of Jiangdong people, and knew that they were about to cry because of their grievances, so he sent Gu Yong.

He wants to appoint Gu Yong as the prefect of Lujiang, and cooperate with Xu Huang, the new Lujiang defender Hengjiang Zhonglang, to actively prepare for battle to guard against Sun Ce.

After Xu Huang surrendered to Guo Peng, Guo Peng still valued him very much. At the beginning, he took him by his side. From time to time, he came to teach him the art of war in person, and then sent him out to lead the army to fight on the grassland alone. .

This time, Guo Peng deliberately investigated whether Xu Huang's ability was enough to stand alone, so he was placed in Lujiang as a garrison, commanding the five thousand Wei army in Lujiang, waiting for Zhang Liao's dispatch.

Considering that Sun Ce was too rigid, and considering the possibility that Sun Ce would send troops directly to attack Lujiang, Guo Peng then ordered that the [-] Wei troops who had previously gone south to stabilize Xuzhou be dispatched to Lujiang and Jiujiang counties, with Zhang Liao in charge. .

At this time, on the front lines of Guangling, Jiujiang and Lujiang, there are [-] Wei army garrison troops, enough to form a complete line of defense.

If there are still problems, there are still soldiers and horses in the training camp commanded by General Zhendong set up by Guo Peng to mobilize and support them, forming a double defense.

In order to train troops and ensure the combat effectiveness of the army, Guo Peng first set up three military training camps in Jizhou and Yanzhou respectively, integrating the garrison and training in one, which are super large military camps.

The military training battalion was directly under the command of Guo Peng, and Guo Peng sent a special person to take charge of it. It was classified into the Central Army sequence, and the prefect of the governor had no command.

The total strength of the Wei army's soldiers has reached 26 after the pacification of Xuzhou. This is the exact figure given by the calculation team of the staff desk after accurate statistics.

Chapter 539. 530 Nine Wei Army's Strong Deterrence

Jizhou is the residence of Guo Peng and the base camp of the State of Wei, so the training camp is the largest and the garrison is the largest.

The Weijun camp in Jizhou was set up around Yecheng.

It is a large camp, rather it is a joint camp formed by the combination of several super large garrison camps. The resident soldiers and horses are around [-], which is the absolute elite main force of the Wei army.

The [-] battalions included the [-] troops in Hanoi County, under the command of the Hanoi garrison, and were included in the sequence of the Jizhou camp.

In addition, the Taishan Camp and Chenliu Camp in Yanzhou have [-] permanent battalions respectively, and they are also the elite main force of the Wei Army, which is equivalent to the battle order of the Central Army.

The Taishan camp was commanded by Zhendong General Yu Jin, and the Chenliu Camp was commanded by former general Cao Ren.

Therefore, Guo Peng's Central Army is also called the battalion.

This has the same name as the "battalion" set up by the Eastern Han government on the border, but it is not synonymous.

The battalions set up by the Eastern Han government often had convicts in the army, and their combat effectiveness could not be expected too much. The number of soldiers was not large, and the management was not strict.

Guo's battalion has a total strength of around 16, and they are often the absolute main force in battle. It is their duty to go out on an expedition. Once dispatched, the battle must be won, the attack must be overcome, and they have the belief of absolute victory.

Outside the battalion is the local garrison, which is a defensive army commanded by Guo Peng's unique garrison post. It will only go out when necessary, and its core task is to defend and counterattack.

But the battalion soldiers and the garrison soldiers are both trained in the big battalion, and they are not different in essence, they are both the Central Army.

Guo Peng ordered the battalion soldiers and garrison soldiers to exchange duties with each other at regular intervals, the battalion soldiers would become garrison soldiers, and the garrison soldiers would also become battalion soldiers.

The identities of the two will switch, not absolute.

The exchange of duties between the garrison and the battalion is not fixed, and it will only be known when Guo Peng's order is issued.

However, the difference is that when necessary, the local prefect or governor can command the garrison under the orders of Guo Peng, but absolutely cannot command the battalion.

Youzhou originally had [-] garrisons, and Bingzhou originally had [-] garrisons.

However, after the Northern Expedition wiped out the Southern Huns and Xianbei people and won a complete victory, Guo Peng sent 5000 garrison troops from Bingzhou to Liaoxi County in Youzhou, and handed them over to Tian Yu, the prefect of Liaoxi, to increase the number of garrison troops under Tian Yu's command. When there are 1 people, prepare for the crusade against Gongsundu.

Qingzhou's garrison troops were all withdrawn after the Battle of Xuzhou, and a quota of 1 troops was retained, which was reserved for the navy that was being established.

Tai Shici originally served as the school captain of Louchuan, commanding 1000 sailors to practice at sea.

After the Battle of Xuzhou was over, the number of sailors in the Qingzhou Navy had exceeded 5000, so Guo Peng promoted Tai Shici to be the general of the building, expanding the number of Qingzhou Navy to 1.

Yanzhou was originally a military-heavy state where the two training camps were located, and of course there were garrisons.

After Xuzhou took over, the garrison and garrison duties of the counties and states in Yanzhou were cancelled, and they were included in the Taishan camp.

Later, Guo Peng moved Taishan Camp to Donghai County, Xuzhou and renamed it Donghai Camp, in order to reduce Yanzhou's heavy military burden and military responsibilities, and also to strengthen Guo Peng's influence in Xuzhou, deeply rooted Enter Xuzhou.

Yuzhou has two defenses, set up in Yingchuan County and Runan County.

Yingchuan was guarded by Li Dian's uncle, General Wei Jianwei Li Gan, and Runan was guarded by Wei Guowei General Guo Lie.

Runan set up [-] garrisons, and Yingchuan set up [-] garrisons.

The general composition of the defense line is like this, and the main combat force has around 26 personnel.

However, there are not only combat soldiers in the military composition, but also auxiliary soldiers.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the army was divided into three types: the upper army, the middle army and the lower army.

The upper army is the main force of the battle, the middle army is in charge of defense, and the lower army is in charge of servants, which is equivalent to auxiliary soldiers.

Under the national military service system of the Western Han Dynasty, one-year recruits can only do some garrison and miscellaneous work, which is equivalent to auxiliary soldiers. Only two-year recruits can fight and belong to combat soldiers.

Under Guo Peng's command, in recent years, the definition of auxiliary soldiers has been relatively simple, which means handymen, firefighters, and recruits who voluntarily come to work in the barracks.

In addition to the formal combat troops, because Guo Peng implements the recruitment system, he is open to enlisting civilians all year round.

Weijun Camp, Chenliu Camp, and Donghai Camp are all eligible to accept recruits, and all recruits will be assigned to these three camps for training after enlisting.

The training period is basically one year, and only after one year can they be allowed to go to the battlefield. The recruits who cannot go to the battlefield for training within the one-year period are all auxiliary soldiers.

During the battle, they have to assume the responsibility of auxiliary soldiers, and together with the recruited civilians, they will transport food and other materials for the army.

In addition to recruits and firefighters, there are also professional auxiliary soldiers who voluntarily come to the barracks to do chores.

Generally, they are older, over 36 years old, or younger than the red line for conscription.

Either they want to make a living, or they want to join the army on the basis of making a living, so they will choose to come to the barracks to apply for a position as a handyman to do chores for the army.

Usually fetching water, chopping firewood, heating hot water, washing clothes, etc., transporting materials during wartime, and sending materials directly to the front line in times of emergency, risking their lives to support combat soldiers, etc., these are all auxiliary soldiers. duty.

Their treatment is not as good as that of combat soldiers, but they still have enough food, and there is still a small amount of soldier's salary to get, and they are also rewarded for their meritorious service.

The total number of auxiliary soldiers in the three battalions basically remained at 30 to 30. Counting combat soldiers, the number of people engaged in military work exceeded [-], and the total number of Wei troops exceeded [-].

Guo Peng has been expanding his army in the past few years to meet military and defense needs. It is estimated that the number of combat soldiers will be expanded to at least 30, so that he can basically guarantee his own needs.

Especially now that the general situation of the world is gradually becoming clear, they may even be attacked collectively by the southern warlords. When Guo Peng concentrates his main force on the crusade against the Kansai warlords, the number of troops is very important.

With enough population and productivity, the number of troops must also keep up, otherwise wouldn't it just be wedding dresses for other people?

Someone Guo would not do this kind of thing.

The [-] troops deployed along the riverside defense line in Yangzhou and Xuzhou were enough to deter Sun Ce.

Although Sun Ce does not need to fight Liu Biao now, and can concentrate on developing internally or going northward, the strong deterrence of the [-] Wei army is also very strong.

But Sun Ce is so new, if he really took the initiative to take advantage of Guo Peng's main force in Guanzhong, it would not be impossible for him to happen.

Not to mention Sun Ce, even Liu Biao may forcefully go north, although considering Liu Biao's character, he may still be more likely to defend.

As for Liu Zhang, Guo Peng found it interesting.

According to the information obtained before, Pang Xi, the power minister of Yizhou, is domineering, and the internal instability of Yizhou is disturbed. Now that he is in the Northern Expedition to Hanzhong, whether Liu Zhang will agree to Liu Biao is still unknown, although the possibility is very high.

If Liu Zhang really agreed to Liu Biao, it would indeed be a bit troublesome for Jing Yiyang to integrate the three states.

Unlike Jingzhou and Yangzhou, Guo Peng has political means to restrain them. Yizhou really has no foundation at all, and he doesn't even know anyone.

Moreover, the terrain of Yizhou, the world is already in peace and Shu is not in peace, and the world is in chaos before Shu, so it must be put at the end and solved by military means.

Putting Yizhou in the back, the affairs of Jingzhou and Jiangdong should be put first.

Chapter 540 Battle for Hanzhong

Guo Peng wrote the transfer document on the same day and sent someone to Chen Guo to send it to Gu Yong who was still serving as Chen Guoxiang in Chen Guo.

He asked Gu Yong to get ready to take up a post in Lujiang County.

Then Guo Peng ordered Zaoyi to be transferred back, and he planned to let Zaoyi be responsible for pulling up the farming work in the Kansai area and resume the construction of Kansai after the strategy in the Kansai area was over.

The document was quickly delivered to Chen Guo and handed over to Gu Yong.

"Wei Gong transferred me to be the prefect of Lujiang?"

Gu Yong was a little surprised when he read his appointment document.

"Yes, this is a book written by Wei Gong himself, and let the officials send it to Gu Xiang along the way."

The messenger replied.

"Is this... a bit inappropriate?"

Gu Yong was suspicious.

"This is Duke Wei's appointment. If Xiang Gu has any doubts, he can ask in person. However, Mr. Gu, since it is Duke Wei's appointment, I think you should accept it and go to the post."

"But my people are all... all in Jiangdong."

Gu Yong looked at the messenger.