At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

All the ministers shook their heads and sighed.

Years of chaotic wars, warlords separatist regimes, too many people died.

Guo Peng sighed, took another deep breath for a while, and walked to the center of the hall, looking around at his subordinates.

"But Gu, like everyone else, is lucky. We were lucky enough to survive the years of war, and we survived until today, when the world is about to be stable! Isn't it true for us? lucky?

Since the first six years of Han Guanghe, the world has been in chaos, the Han Dynasty has declined, mountains and rivers have been broken, wars and disasters have continued, bones are exposed in the wild, and there is no chicken crowing for thousands of miles!Every time I look at it, I just feel heartbroken!Therefore, Gu swears, Gu will put an end to the chaos in the world!I want prosperity to return to the world!

I joined the army at the age of 19, fought against the Yellow Turban, defeated Xianbei, challenged Zhang Ju Zhang Chun, conquered Dong Zhuo, settled Hebei, wiped out the puppet Chen, flattened Guanxi, and won Jiangnan!Ever victorious!to date! 20 years!Gentlemen! 20 years!Now, only Liaodong Gongsundu is left, and Gu is about to fulfill his oath! "

Guo Peng stood in the center of the hall, his eyebrows glaring, his voice was like a bell, full of domineering, every word and every sentence came from the heart, and there was absolutely no falsehood.

The piles and pieces of the past 20 years appeared in their minds like replays.

The emperor's sonorous voice echoed in the hall, and the sound hit the ears, shocking people's hearts.

The crowd looked at it with great admiration, and in a trance, they only felt that Guo Peng's whole body was radiant and dazzling. They didn't have the slightest doubt in their hearts, only obedience and absolute submission.

Is it a shameful thing to surrender to this person and give your all?

of course not.

They will not feel ashamed, surrendering to the strongest person in the world is justified, normal, and unquestionable.

In their hearts, there is only surrender, whether it is in name or in fact, to offer loyalty to this emperor and this person.

My greatest wish now is to follow this person to witness the coming of an era.

So Guo Peng raised the wine glass in his hand.

"My lords, there is only one last step left before the unification of the world, just the last step! Is this last step still going to be delayed?! My lords! Drink this cup with Gu Man! Then, Sui Gu will unify the country!!"

"Unify the country!"

The officials infected by Guo Peng couldn't control their emotions. They yelled loudly, and then involuntarily raised their wine glasses together.

"Dry!"

Guo Peng took the lead and drank the whole glass of wine.

All the ministers will raise their glasses together, and together with their emperor, they will drink the wine in the glass in one gulp.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

Guo Peng couldn't stop laughing.

The officials and generals also laughed endlessly, and the heroic laughter echoed in the hall.

This situation was beyond the expectation of the ministers in the middle of Shu.

This situation left a deep imprint on their hearts, leaving an indelible memory.

None of them doubted that at this moment, the momentum in the court of the Wei Empire was enough to destroy the world and change everything.

It is impossible to win against such an opponent, there is not even the slightest possibility.

So they simply and completely failed.

And this is not necessarily a bad thing for them.

They are very happy.

Because Guo's tolerance is limited.

Because from then on, someone Guo no longer accepts surrender.

His tolerance is given to those who know the current affairs, not those fools who are shameless.

At the stand of dominating the country, his tolerance ended.

At the Dachao meeting two days later, some officials put forward a form, saying that at this moment, people should be sent to Liaodong to persuade the Gongsun family to surrender, so that the Gongsun family would voluntarily surrender and avoid military disasters.

But this strategy was opposed by most people, and was even rejected by Guo Peng.

"Gu gave Gongsun Du a chance to surrender voluntarily, but he refused. If he wanted to wait and see the situation, then there would be no more chances. Gu wants to pacify Liaodong! Whether he surrenders or not, Gu will pacify Liaodong, even if If he surrenders, Gu will not allow him to surrender! Not allowed!

Shameless, let him surrender, he will not surrender, want to surrender now?late!I just want to wipe him out completely!I just want to completely and completely take down the land of Liaodong!Erase the Gongsun family!Pass the decree to the staff desk, and come up with a plan to destroy Liaodong for Gu Gu, and there must be no mistakes! "

Someone from Guo gave an order, and the sophisticated and powerful war machine of the Wei Empire turned on its full horsepower again and began to rotate.

Chapter 861 One Conquer Liaodong

No one can oppose Guo Peng's will.

Not to mention that most people don't want to oppose it at all, they all want to be rewarded for their meritorious service, and make a great contribution at the last moment of the unification of the world.

The battle to destroy Liaodong was the last battle of the Wei Empire to unify the country.

Although the Shu-Han War here has just ended, and Jiangnan has just been pacified, there are still many local battles to be fought, and there are many places to use troops.

But under the guidance of Guo Peng, the will and momentum of the Wei Empire to dominate the country were too violent.

It was so violent that almost no one could stop it.

Almost immediately, after the surrender ceremony was over, the battle to destroy Liaodong was called to begin.

Everyone knows that their emperor Guo Peng does not do things that are not sure, and everything he does is sure.

So the same is true for the battle to destroy Liaodong.

This is not a head iron, but full of confidence.

Materials from Xuzhou and Jiujiang and Lujiang counties were used to destroy Yangzhou, as well as a small part of materials from Yuzhou.

The pacification of Jingzhou was mainly to mobilize the power of Yuzhou, but Jingzhou surrendered quickly, and the war did not start much. The vitality of Yuzhou was completely preserved, and the next thing is Jingzhou.

The destruction of Yizhou used the materials obtained from Guanzhong Hanzhong and the attack on Jingzhou, and the battle ended in two months without much loss of materials. The food and fodder accumulated by the Wei Empire for many years of farming and cultivation could fully cope.

These are all materials and mobilization in the Central Plains and Kansai region.

The pacification of Liaodong used materials from Youzhou and Bingzhou in Jizhou, and the last time a large-scale war was launched in the land of Hebei was the Bingzhou War and the Xianbei War after the suppression of Yuan Shao. It has been several years since now.

The three prefectures of Hebei have recuperated for several years. Jizhou, Bingzhou and Youzhou have large-scale farming and road construction. The grain and grass are piled up like mountains, with abundant supplies and manpower. It is time to start a war.

Then there is the financial aspect.

Some officials pointed out that there were two successive wars in the first and second years of Yande, frequent major projects in various places, and continuous small battles in the south of the Yangtze River, which put a lot of pressure on finances.

They think that the battle to destroy Liaodong can be slowed down a little bit to give everyone a breather.

Wang Can, Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance, stood up and announced the accounts of the Ministry of Finance in accordance with Guo Peng's will.

The books show that the fiscal revenue of the Wei government in the first year and the second year of Yande was not a deficit, but a slight surplus, so it is not difficult to deal with this unification war.

Many people think that the finances of the Wei Empire must have been faked. Otherwise, why is it so rich and capable of fighting without the treasury running out of money?

In the pre-Han period, fighting a battle of tens of thousands of people required emptying the treasury so that you could run a horse-drawn cart. From top to bottom, it felt like there was no shortage of money.

But since Guo Peng started his career, he feels that he has never been short of money. It seems that there are no things that the great sages of the Han and Manchu dynasties could not solve here. very good.

Some people understand the doorway here, but they keep silent and dare not speak nonsense, for fear of offending some people.

There are also some people who really don't understand it, but they also feel a little inexplicably uneasy, and dare not ask random questions, just pretend it doesn't exist.

Many people's thinking is actually still stuck in the era of the former Han Dynasty when the court was short of money and the warlords were short of money. They think that there is a lack of money everywhere in the world, and disasters can happen anywhere, and there is no stable and prosperous enemy.

But now are two completely different times.

The times have changed.

Doesn't someone Guo know the fundamental problem of lack of money in the Eastern Han Dynasty?

He is good at counting 13, okay?

So from the very beginning, he kept consolidating his economic foundation, developed cautiously, accumulated food widely, proclaimed himself emperor slowly, and finally became the final winner.

The large-scale garrisoning of the farmland has allowed Guo to have no shortage of food, the official salt and iron camp has allowed Guo to have no shortage of money to spend, and the policy of linking official coins to grain has allowed Guo to firmly control prices.

Mr. Guo holds the initiative in his hands.

The initiative at the national level was beyond the control of most emperors of the former Han Dynasty.

Years of building have already made him rich in places.

Some places still need continuous investment, such as Kansai and Jiangnan, but the places that have been developed in advance, such as the Central Plains and Hebei, the financial revenue of these places is enough to support him to continue to expand the pace of territory.

He did not found the country by patting his head. After many years of preparation, the Guowei Empire he established was not the Western Jin Dynasty, a 60-year-old old man who was already established at the beginning.

He is indeed not that rich, because there are too many places to spend money, too many places to do construction, and money is spent like water.

But he is indeed not that short of money, otherwise farming, salt and iron official camps, and official coins would all become meaningless policies.

His hard work over the years has allowed him to control the economic trend of the entire empire. He knows exactly when to stop and when not to stop.

Therefore, there is no doubt about the progress of this battle, and we will continue to advance.

"There is no need to mobilize Bingzhou for this battle. The food in Jizhou and the local people in Youzhou are enough to support the army. Liaodong lacks population. Gongsun Du's army claims to be 4, but according to our investigation, it is actually only [-] to [-]. Our army You don't need to use too many soldiers and horses, and you don't need to go to war to destroy Gongsun Du."

In the staff desk, when discussing the strategy and tactics of this battle, Xun You, who had returned from Shuzhong, put forward his own views.

"More than that, Gongsun Du has a very good relationship with the local barbarians and Sanhan in Liaodong. If Goguryeo and Sanhan send troops to help, there should be more than these people."

Xi Zhong added: "Lin Lin always figured it out, if Gongsun Du wants to resist, it is really not difficult to pull up an army of about 5 people. If our army wants to flatten Gongsun Du, at least it should not have much fewer troops than him. .”

Guo Peng nodded.

"Although it is said to be the last battle, a battle that must be won, Gongsun Du should not be underestimated. Gongsun Du separatized Liaodong and destroyed the wealthy families. It is not difficult to raise 5 people, and our army must not be small."

After thinking for a while, Guo Peng asked, "The preparations for the Guangyang Camp are almost complete. Yu Wenze has trained [-] soldiers and horses, which can be used this time. The Guangyang Camp will be erected." Well, for this battle, let’s take part of the elite and cooperate with the recruits of the Guangyang Camp to fight, it can be regarded as a training battle.”

After the Battle of Yangzhou, Yuban was transferred to Ji County, Guangyang County, Youzhou, and took charge of the Northeast Corps.

Guo Peng ordered Yu Jin to recruit [-] soldiers in the three prefectures of Youzhou and Bingzhou, Jizhou, as soldiers and horses for the soon-to-be-established Guangyang Camp, which can be used in the crusade against Gongsundu.

At the same time, Guo Peng also ordered another change to the Wei Army camp, changing the original four camps into six camps.

Guangyang Camp is the sixth camp of the entire group of Wei Jun.

The previous four were Luoyang Daying, Chang'an Daying, Chenliu Daying and Danyang Daying.

Each battalion basically has [-] soldiers, which cooperate with the commander of the local garrison in the guarding area and the troops under its jurisdiction, and are assigned to the governor of the battalion to dispatch and fight in wartime.

With this change, the Luoyang camp, as the camp of the Central Corps, will naturally not have any changes. Everything will remain the same, guarding the entire Luoyang Gyeonggi area from Tongguan to Xuanmenguan.

The Chang'an camp has been moved to Hanyang County, Liangzhou by Guo Peng's order, and it has been renamed Hanyang Daying. It exists as the general base of the Northwest Corps and is under the command of Cao Ren.

The Danyang camp in Danyang has not changed much. It is still under the jurisdiction of Zhang Liao. He is responsible for guarding Jiangdong and serving as the general base of the Jiangdong Corps.

The Chenliu camp located in Chenliu was obviously not suitable for existence after the crusade against Jingzhou and Yizhou, so after the crusade against Jingzhou, it began to migrate to Jiangling, the southern county.

Now that Yizhou has been conquered, the situation has changed. There is no need for the garrison of Lujiang County, Shangyong County, Nanjun County, and Hanzhong County, so they are all withdrawn.

Afterwards, one big camp was obviously not enough, so Guo Peng simply split one big camp into two big camps.

One is placed in Jiangling, South County, and is the Jiangling Camp. It is mainly responsible for the war in Jingzhou, responsible for continuing to develop the four counties in southern Jing, and preparing for the subsequent march into Jiaozhou.

The other was placed in Chengdu, serving as the Chengdu camp, guarding Shuzhong, and preparing for the crusade against Nanzhong.

Chenliu's camp was divided into two, and Le Jin was unable to separate himself, so Guo Peng remembered the merits of this army's conquest of Yizhou, rewarded him for his merits, and was promoted to Zhu Ling as the governor of Jiangling's camp, in charge of the [-] troops of Jiangling's camp. , with Guo Lie as the deputy governor and Zhu Ling's deputy, guarding Jingzhou together.

Le Jin was naturally the governor of Chengdu Daying, with [-] troops in charge of Chengdu Daying. In wartime, he could command all the troops in Yizhou, and let the veteran Li Gan serve as his deputy to guard Yizhou together.

So the six battalions of the Wei Army were established, and at the same time, a group of new guards were appointed.

The four counties in Jingnan, Wuling County, Changsha County, Lingling County, and Guiyang County, each set up a garrison.

Cai Mao served as the commander of the garrison of Wuling County, Xu Huang served as the commander of the garrison of Changsha County, Wen Pin served as the commander of the garrison of Lingling County, and Gan Ning served as the commander of the garrison of Guiyang County.

They all obeyed Zhu Ling's command and continued to advance the control of the four Jingnan counties on the basis of Le Jin's previous efforts.

On the other side of Yizhou, Guo Peng also fully accepted the foundation laid by Liu Zhang in Cang County and Yuexi County, and ordered the establishment of the Cang County Garrison Army and the Yuexi County Garrison Army.

Huang Zhong served as the commander of the garrison army in Cang County, and Zhang Yun served as the commander of the garrison army in Yuexi County, and they were under the command of Le Jin together.

Cao Chun and Li Dian were transferred back with the Central Army after the war, while Guan Yu and Cao Xiu did not go back for the time being. They still accepted the command of Le Jin and would participate in the second phase of the war in Central Shu.

The decision on the disposal of these camps has ended, so the establishment of the sixth camp, Guangyang Camp, is also inevitable. It is necessary to guard the Northeast region as the military center of Hebei.

Of course, Yu Jin is a well-deserved candidate for governor. To put down Gongsun Du's battle, Guo Peng will also hand it over to Yu Jin to command, and let Yu Jin lead the Northeast Corps to take full charge of this war and crusade against Gongsun Du.

Naturally, in this battle, troops are still dispatched from three directions.