Lord of the House

Huaixi's 100,000 troops, nearly half of which were withdrawn from the Changhuai Army, and the current military pressure on Guoyang is not large. They want to go west to encircle and suppress the three remnants of Chen and Han, and join forces with Liang Cheng to fight Luo Xiancheng. It is natural for Tao Chun to be the coach of the western front. . Tao Chun thought so too. Hearing Dong Yuan's intention to solve the Western Front threat first, he took the initiative to ask Ying.

Dong Yuan put his sleeves behind him, looked at the mountains on the other side, and said, "It's good for General Tao to take the initiative to ask for battle, but after Chen Zhihu entered Henan, the western front can only be pursued slowly. In the name of San, go to Xinyang to increase troops, and only after Liang Chengchong has gained a firm foothold in Nanyang can he go to Tuluo Xiancheng..."

Nanyang is located in the Nanyang Basin at the western foot of Huaishan-Tongbai Mountain. It is an exchange place for ships from the south to the north and horses from the north. It goes down the river and can connect to the Han River and the Fangcheng Road to Henan. It is located between Jingxiang in the south and Ruluo in the north. traffic tunnel.

Nanyang was occupied by Luo Xiancheng, but during Chen Zhihu's tenure as the envoy of the Henan system, the troops were very sharp, and Luo Xiancheng was afraid of it. Wanting to respond to the extravagant family and exert pressure on Luzhou and Jiangxi, they have never returned to occupy Nanyang.

In recent years, Luo Xiancheng has been hesitating between recruiting security and not, and he has no intention to expand his power to Nanyang, but the land in Nanyang has been plundered by Luo Xiancheng, and the counties are ten rooms and nine empty.

Liang Chengchong led his troops into Nanyang a few years ago. In fact, he only occupied a piece of land. He had to rely on the Hezhong Mansion in the north and Huaixi in the east to gain a firm foothold in Nanyang, but it was by no means easy.

Before Liang Chengchong could gain a firm foothold in Nanyang, Huaixi aggressively attacked Luo Xiancheng, not afraid of 10,000, but in case Luo Xiancheng went out of his way, sent troops to attack Nanyang, and then surrendered to Chen Zhihu, the situation in the north and south of Huaishan would be bad.

Top priority, Huaixi should operate Xinyang first.

Xinyang is the west line of Huaixi and the northern foot of the junction of Huaishan and Tongbai Mountain. It is also called Yiyang. It is adjacent to Nanyang and is an important place in southern Henan.

From noon to noon, when the farmers were lighting the fire, but standing on the Kip Stone Mountain, looking north and south, there was hardly any smoke rising from the countryside, and the eyes were devastated. Liu Tingzhou felt something in his heart, and his eyes were full of turbid tears.

Tao Chun had other thoughts in his heart. Seeing that Dong Yuan had no intention of letting him go to Shouxinyang, he couldn't help thinking about his future way out——

Since Jinan and Lu Jingyan parted ways, he has followed Yue Lengqiu all the way to today. Under Yue Lengqiu's wing, Tao Chun has indeed gained a lot of benefits, from the former general to the town general who has tens of thousands of soldiers today.

I thought that the Changhuai Army would be able to get dispatched to guard Huaixi when the Changhuai Army was withdrawn. Who would have expected that Yue Lengqiu would be implicated by Liu Yefei and Chen Han's three surrenders to the enemy, and was forced to resign. Now he was demoted to Jiangzhou to supervise the war, and the court used Dong Yuan guarded Huaixi.

At this time, whether it was the situation or the imperial decree, Tao Chun had to be restrained by Dong Yuan first.

In the East Fujian Army, Tao Chun had been dealing with Dong Yuan for many years, and he could not figure out his ideas. The Huaixi armies, although the Changhuai Army has the largest number of troops and the strongest troops, but in the past few years, they have been running from east to west, fighting in the south and the north, and there is always no place to settle down. He intends to keep Xinyang, and he also wants to learn Huai in Xinyang. No matter how the imperial court fights in the future, there will always be a place for him in the battle of the East.

Just in front of Dong Yuan, Tao Chun was somewhat lacking in confidence.

Others don't care about the little Jiujiu in Tao Chun's heart at this time. After Chu Wang Yuanhancheng moved to Shouzhou, he didn't think that the conditions in Shouzhou were difficult. Yue Yulai didn't care about the renovation of the palace, and followed Dong Yuan and Liu Tingzhou to wait and run. He inspected the military and government, observed the people's conditions, and took out tens of thousands of taels of silver from his own pockets to help the refugees, and he praised him as a virtuous king for a while.

"Since the end of the Han Dynasty, Liu Fu and Cao Cao have both built fortifications to guard the Huaihe River at Kipishi Mountain, and recruited refugees at the foot of the Kipishi Mountain. They camped the fields and accumulated military supplies, thinking that they were the foundation of defending the Huaihe River." After pointing out Jiangshan's intentions, he was full of energy and asked Dong Yuan, "Master Dong, what do you think of what this king said?"

Kipishi Mountain is divided into two mountains, the north and the south, the south mountain is on the south bank of the Huaihe River, and the north mountain is on the north bank. In the Huaisi Liuwo in the early years, Shouzhou City was destroyed, and the military fortresses on Kipishi Mountain were only remnants.

"What the lord has seen is very wise, and Dong Yuan is not as good as it is." Dong Yuan cupped his hands, but he was also worried.

What Yuan Hancheng said was a general statement. Dong Yuan set up the Xingyuan in Shouzhou, and also tried every means to send a letter to suggest that the king of Chu should move to Shouzhou, which means to operate Shouzhou.

The so-called management is the most effective in the past dynasties. It is nothing more than recruiting refugees and camping the fields. The rise of Huaidong has a great relationship with this. However, operating Shouzhou requires a lot of resources, and Dong Yuan can't conjure up gold and silver grains with empty hands. What kind of business is he talking about?

The money allocated by Jiangning is two million taels of silver each year, which is not a lot under Jiangning's current overstretched regime, but it gives Huaixi a share of 100,000 soldiers and horses, and additionally supports Nanyang Liang Chengchong a part of the money and food every year. , but also to repair and consolidate the city from Guoyang to Xinyang, to Shouzhou, there is not much left.

From Dongyang Mansion to the north, there is almost no intact city in Huaixi, and to consolidate the Huaixi defense line, these cities must be repaired. For example, on this Kip Stone Mountain, the fortress must be built immediately, the ferry port must be built, and a water camp to connect the north and south of the Huaihe River must be established.

Not talking about recruiting refugees and other matters, just to straighten out the military and government in Huaixi, and then double the money, Dong Yuan will feel tight, where can he get the extra money to recruit refugees and buy cattle, iron tools and seeds from other places To stock up?

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Returning from looking at the terrain from Kipishi Mountain, Dong Yuan returned to his dilapidated but tidy house, and asked Tao Chun to be invited.

"Chen Zhihu has entered Henan, and he is currently sharpening his sword. He wants to use troops against Liang Chengyi of Hezhong Mansion, but the pressure on Guoyang is definitely not small. Using Xiao Kui'an to guard Guoyang, I am not at ease, so I can only put the burden on your shoulders. , I hope you can understand my difficulty." Dong Yuan and Tao Chun said heartily.

Tao Chun knew that this was the end after returning from Kipishi Mountain, but he felt better after hearing what Dong Yuan said.

Tao Chun licked his lips and said, "Xiao Kuian has never fought a tough battle, and Chen Zhihu is in the north again. The adults will use Xiao Kuian, and the last commander is still a little worried."

"It doesn't matter if you make a contribution and make a career, and seal your wife and Yinzi, but first of all, you must be loyal to the imperial court. Isn't everything you and me given to you by the imperial court?" Dong Yuan said earnestly, "You guard Guoyang, I can rest assured. , I really want Xiao Kuian to go to Shouxinyang, let him fight with Chen Han three times, sharpen it, and in the future, the Northern Expedition and the recovery of the homeland can be reused... When it comes to the Northern Expedition, if Huaixi does not operate, it will not be successful, and if Huaixi does not operate well, The Northern Expedition has no stamina, just like a punched fist, it is useless to hit the first punch fiercely, the key is to be fierce. It’s already the limit. With this money to raise troops and build a city, it’s just reluctance, and you have to tighten your belt to live, how can you talk about running Huaixi?”

"If this general is on the battlefield with his head on his waist to fight the enemy, and he has to deduct food and wages, is his face too ugly?" Tao Chun said with a dark face, thinking that Dong Yuan was going to deduct the food and money of the Changhuai Army. If your heart is on fire, you will get angry.

"You misunderstood me," Dong Yuan told Tao Chun to calm down and said, "The Changhuai Army has 50,000 generals, 250,000 stone grains of rice and 350,000 rations each year, and I will pay every grain of it. It won't be short for you, and everything else that should be given will also be given to you... But that's all, it's still far from enough!"

In addition to the military food and silver, the general's clothing, shoes and socks, weapons and arrows, and camps and fortresses all consume a lot of money and food; everyone is licking blood at the knife's edge. pension silver. However, Jiangning allocated a total of 2 million taels of silver to Huaixi, and Tao Chun also knew that Dong Yuan said that he was not short of him, and he was embarrassed to ask for more.

"Well..." Tao Chun snorted softly, and then he suppressed the nameless fire just now, and listened patiently to Dong Yuan to continue.

"You have been leading soldiers for more than ten years. I won't repeat the principle of 'soldiers are more valuable than others'. I will give you 250,000 stone grains and 350,000 taels of silver every year. To raise 50,000 soldiers and horses is to raise, and raising 30,000 elites is also to raise~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Dong Yuan said, "My idea is that the Changhuai Army will cut off some of the old and weak, and move them to Shouzhou as a colony. Only 20,000 to 30,000 elite combat power is reserved in the direction of Guoyang, do you think? "

Tao Chun thought to himself: If there is enough money and food, he can keep 30,000 elite soldiers in Guoyang, and retire 20,000 soldiers as auxiliary soldiers. He can also stay in Guoyang Jiezhai to settle fields, why should he hand over 20,000 people to Shouzhou? Be a soldier? Dong Yuan said it nicely, the food and wages are not short, but in fact, 20,000 soldiers and horses were cut off, and the expenses of ordnance, arrows, arrows, and camping would be greatly reduced. Anyone can do this transaction! Besides, it is also the manpower to run Shouzhou to eliminate 20,000 old and weak and hand them over to Dong Yuan as a colony. Dong Yuan really has a good plan.

Tao Chun was silent, and Dong Yuan said, "This is also what Master Liu meant. The court is so difficult, we cannot unite as one in Huaixi, not to scour the weak and keep the strong, and not to concentrate on the elite to build a small but elite army. Soldier, don’t weed out the old and the weak to farm fields and manage Shouzhou, even if you manage to maintain 100,000 soldiers and horses, you will only get more and more tired—you won’t ask to go to Huaidong in the future!”

Mention Huaidong, the blue veins on Tao Chun's forehead jumped.

The parting of Jinan is an eternal pain in Tao Chun's heart. He also knows that Lin Fu and others are very worried about this matter. Although Changhuai finally got out of trouble in the Huaixi war, Huaidong's mind is also bent on weakening the Changhuai army. .

Thinking that Dong Yuan was almost expelled from Hangzhou, in this regard, he really had to stand on the same front as Dong Yuan, so as to avoid being bullied by Huaidong.

Tao Chun hesitated for a while with a gloomy expression on his face, and finally felt that his arms couldn't twist his thighs, and he replied in a deep voice, "Then according to what the lord said, I will remove the old and the weak when I return to Guoyang, and move to Shouzhou as a colony. ..." My QT room is open! More vulgar official QT room number [9167] Click to enter