The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 721 Mobei Fengyun Silk Road
Yanzhou, Puyang City.

Puyang City has been the seat of Dongjun for hundreds of years.

The geographical location of Puyang is extremely important. If the northern forces want to cross the Yellow River and enter the hinterland of Yanzhou, then the city they will never be able to bypass is Puyang City.

Puyang City stands on the south bank of the Yellow River, north of Yanzhou, just like a needle that fixes the sea.

It was already dark, and the curfew had already arrived at this time, logically speaking, the entire Puyang City should be silent.

But at this time, Puyang City is still full of boiling lights, brightly lit, and a scene of bustling.

In the daytime, Yiqi galloped over and sent the information from the Revolving Gate to Puyang City.

Wei Jun, who had been besieging the revolving door pass, finally left the revolving door pass and retreated to Luoyang in despair.

They repelled the attacks of the Wei army on the north bank of the Yellow River many times. The Wei army on the north bank kept looking for opportunities to cross the Yellow River for several months, but all ended in failure.

Not long ago, the battle of crossing the river in Yanjin was the most dangerous one in the past few months. General Ju Yi of Wei came to the battle in person, took the lead to board the camp and occupied the beach, and then a large number of soldiers landed on the pontoon bridge. Continuously sent a large number of heavily armed Wei troops to the south bank.

The battle situation became fierce from the very beginning, and Wei Jun became ruthless, and Ju Yi's presence in the battle as the main general aroused the courage in Wei Jun's heart.

Accompanied by Ju Yi's landing, there were hundreds of armored cavalry from the Wei army in full armor.

Holding a spear in his hand, Ju Yi led the armored cavalry to charge left and right all the way, unstoppable, beheading seven Han generals in a row, and the Han army formation almost collapsed.

If Sun Jian hadn't led the troops to arrive in time, and the resilience of Yuzhou soldiers was far superior to other troops, if other troops and generals were to lead the army, I am afraid that the Han army would collapse, allowing the Wei army to land calmly and spread the army on the beach. open.

Sun Jian's big banner seemed to have a magical power. When the Han army saw Sun Jian's big banner appear, the army formation that was about to collapse became stable again.

On the other hand, Wei Jun's morale, which was originally like a rainbow, seemed to have been cut in half, and his momentum suddenly dropped by more than half. Even Ju Yi could hardly mobilize their morale.

Without him, Sun Jian's statement has already reached its peak.

Huangfusong, Zhu Jun, and Lu Zhi, because of the suppression of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, made a statement for a while.

But now Sun Jian's reputation is several points higher than the three of them combined in the past, and his reputation has already spread all over the world.

There are four factions of military strategists, also known as "four factions of military strategists".

Military strategy, military situation, military yin and yang, military skills.

The number one yin and yang soldier in the world is Xu An, the current master of Taiping Dao. Although no one is willing to admit it, this is already an undeniable fact.

Both Zhu Jun and Lu Zhi were defeated by Xu An, even Huangfusong was actually defeated.

The terrain of Shenyuan Pass is so precipitous that it is not an exaggeration to call it a pass where one man guards the pass and ten thousand men cannot open it.

The Yellow Turban Army often had no way to use siege equipment. The Han Army occupied favorable terrain, but lost eleven checkpoints in seven days.

At the last moment, the Han army was almost desperate, and the Yuanguan Pass was only a little bit breached by the Yellow Turban Army.

In the Battle of Luoyang, although the Yellow Turban Army withdrew from Luoyang.

But neither the Han army nor the Wei army really defeated Xu An.

Xu An is famous for his Yin and Yang soldiers.

So far, many mysteries about Xu An have not been understood.

However, Xu An was actually the number one player in terms of military skills.

Soldiers with skill, "learn hands and feet, use equipment, accumulate organs, and be the winner of offense and defense."

That is, innovations in soldier training, weapons and armor, equipment mechanisms, etc.

This also includes the selection of soldiers by conscription, the daily management methods and training methods of the army, military discipline, the impact of morale, military medical care, logistics support, and all other basic military theories.

"Mohist City Shou Pian", Qi Jiguang's "Ji Xiao New Book" and so on, can actually be grouped into the category of military skills.

Counterweight catapults, torsion catapults, goose feather knives, ring arm armor, new harnesses, "Infantry Exercise Code", farming system, four-wheeled carriages, curved fences, barrel carts, state animal husbandry, and military areas.

From siege equipment, to soldiers' weapons and armor, to the training of trilogy and system innovation, there have also been a lot of innovations in agricultural administration and industry, from farm tools to systems, as well as the system of officials and the system of selecting scholars.

Taipingdao has been constantly innovating in various aspects over the past few years, constantly refreshing the outside world's perception of it.

And Sun Jian became famous because of his military situation. In the past, when he was recruiting Zhu Jun, he had already shined brilliantly. After the Battle of Guangzong, the Battle of Xia Quyang, and the battle of Taigu Pass after that, he defeated the Xiliang Army who was in full swing, and became famous all over the world.

Later, with the improvement of his status, Lu Zhi's son Lu Yu gave Sun Jian a copy of his family's military book rubbings. Several battles also honed Sun Jian's ability.

Now Sun Jian has reached a very high level in terms of military power and strategy.

During the Zhongping period (184-189), a prophecy spread from the Taiping Road.

The sky and the earth are repeated, and the fire desires to go;
The building will fall, and it will be difficult to support a tree.

In the Han Dynasty, the theory of ghosts and gods was prevalent, and even high-ranking officials were worried about Zhong Zhong because of this.

However, Sun Jian defeated Dong Zhuo with his own strength, saved the mansion from falling, and restored the prestige of the Han Dynasty.

Now the emperor Liu Xie will be fourteen years old next year. The emperor is extremely intelligent, and he will be able to start governing in a short time and break free from the shackles of the auxiliary ministers.

The appearance of Sun Jian stabilized the morale of the Han army.

Then Sun Jian dispatched troops to quickly stabilize the situation. The Youzhou cavalry led by Liu Bei arrived with Sun Jian.

The two generals Guan Yu and Zhang Fei led Youzhou Jingqi into the Han army formation, and also blocked Ju Yi's offensive. The arrival of Youzhou cavalry made Ju Yi dare not be as unscrupulous as before.

In the end, the Wei army had no choice but to withdraw.

The Battle of Revolving Door Pass finally ended with the victory of the Han army.

For Wei Ting, the fourth year of Chuping was an extremely difficult year.

Yuan Shao set the year name "Longwu", but Wei Jun's military fortune was very sluggish.

The Yanxu battlefield was thwarted, and even Qingzhou was captured by the Han army. Seeing that Qingzhou could not be preserved.

The plan to attack Yanzhou was frustrated one after another, and there were also changes in the north.

The Eastern and Central Xianbei were fighting for power.

The Yuan family not only has influence on the temples, but also has a wide influence on the grasslands in the north.

Because of Qianman's threat, Kuitou wants to win more support in order to obtain the throne of Xianbei.

So the two hit it off, and Yuan Shao began to provide military equipment for the Eastern Xianbei, and even sent some soldiers to participate in the battle.

After the eastern Xianbei had Yuan Shao's support, the central Xianbei lost one after another and retreated steadily.

Yuan Shao intervened in the disputes among the grassland tribes, but it made Xianbei, who had made Xu An a little worried about the invasion, helplessly stand with Taipingdao.

Although Xianbei in the central part was a helpless move, it also gave Xu An a chance to intervene in the battle for Mobei.

So in Mobei in the fourth year of Chuping (193), there was a "proxy" war that should have appeared a long time later.

The eastern Xianbei originally had the upper hand because of the military equipment provided by Wei Ting, but soon the central Xianbei regained stability by relying on the military equipment imported from the Taiping Road.

After that, no matter how much equipment Wei Ting provided, Taipingdao provided similar equipment for the central Xianbei.

Even on the Xianbei battlefield, there were many cavalry pawns of the Yellow Turban Army disguised as Xianbei people.

Taipingdao seems to have regarded the Xianbei battlefield as a training camp for recruits of the Yellow Turban cavalry soldiers.

The yellow turban cavalry who were fully armed and equipped with new harnesses and the Xianbei cavalry who were sparsely armed and even had bone weapons were almost crushed without any suspense.

The bone arrows equipped by the Xianbei cavalry and those crudely made iron arrows could hardly even penetrate the armor of the Yellow Turban cavalry.

Most of the cavalry casualties of the Yellow Turban Army occurred in close combat. After all, when the two horses meet, the weapons inevitably carry the powerful impact given by the horses.

Whether it is the bone weapons carried by the Xianbei cavalry, or iron and bronze weapons, they can all cause certain damage to the cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army.

Qian Man, the commander of the Xianbei in the central region, was originally the weaker leader who ruled the Xianbei in the east. Even if the remnants of the Xianbei in the west joined him, his strength would still be weaker.

Even if they knew that Xu An's assistance had no good intentions, they just wanted him to fight the leader to the death and consume Xianbei's power to weaken Xianbei's threat to the Taipingdao.

But even knowing this, Qianman had to accept Xu An's aid and had to fight according to Xu An's plan.

He knew very well that if he relied on himself now, he would soon come to an end and be defeated, and the leader would dominate Xianbei and become the new king of Xianbei.

And he, Qianman, will become a merit in the leader's military record, and his head is likely to be made into a wine vessel by the leader, and will be displayed to everyone at the banquet as a bragging capital in the future.

Such a shame, such a fate, how could he, Qianman, accept it.

Even if he knew that Xu An's assistance was a glass of poisoned wine, and all he was doing now was drinking poison to quench his thirst, he still had to drink up the glass of poisoned wine.

As long as Kuitou can be defeated, even if the strength of the Xianbei tribe is greatly damaged, but he is not dead yet, the Xianbei tribe can have a future.

Those thieves who stole Xianbei shamelessly while he was young are the ones who really deserve to die.

After Kuitou received Wei Ting's edict and received the golden seal of "Wei Xianbei Guiyi Hou".

Qianman also accepted Xu An's edict, received the golden seal of "Taipingdao Xianbei Guiyihou", and set foot on the Taipingdao warship.

The war between Han Ting and Wei Ting seems to be endless, but the way of peace in their west is developing rapidly during their disputes.

When it was reported in Taiping Dao that tens of thousands of schoolchildren would be recruited, everyone scoffed at it, because not to mention the issue of books, just the cost of food was already a huge expense, not to mention the construction of a school, etc. The cost of a series of buildings.

But in the end Taipingdao slapped everyone in the face with practical actions.

The money in Taipingdao seems to make money. According to the investigation of the embroidered clothes envoy and the estimates of many parties, Taipingdao spends a lot of money every year on learning workshops and workshops.

Taipingdao does not levy corvee at all. In addition to the land tax, Taipingdao also collects a tax called assistant money. As the name suggests, it is money collected for corvee.

Whether they are transporting food and grass as civilians, or repairing roads and water conservancy within the jurisdiction of Taiping Road, the government of Taiping Road will distribute a certain amount of money and food to those recruited workers.

In this way, the expenditure will be large to an unimaginable level.

Even if there is gold and silver in Taipingdao, money is not so lost.

In the eyes of ordinary people, Tai Ping Dao's behavior is like fishing for money. A group of farmers who don't know anything squander the money they got by raiding their homes and land. .

At that time, they don't even need to take the initiative to attack, and Taipingdao will collapse because of financial difficulties.

It's just that they ignore the industries owned by Taipingdao, and after the currency is circulated to the people, the continuous circulation can also make the development of commerce more prosperous.

On the other hand, the Han court and the Wei court, the two forces continued to increase taxes, and a large amount of wealth was occupied by powerful families. They buried a large amount of money in the cellar and saved it.

The big merchants almost monopolized all business transactions, and the small merchants could only struggle to survive under their protection.

On the other hand, in Taiping Road, those small businessmen have sprung up like mushrooms, and there are many more peddlers and peddlers walking around the streets than before.

The people have surplus money and a certain consumption capacity, which also makes the business in Taiping Road flourish a lot.

The business of Han Ting and Wei Ting has actually begun to lag behind Taiping Road, but they are ignorant of this.

There are even many people in the two courts who are waiting for Taipingdao to collapse due to financial problems.

It's just that the economy of Taipingdao is much healthier than the economies of both of them.

Many materials such as salt, iron, wine, etc. were collected by Taoists and used as monopoly.

There are still many copper, silver, and gold mines in Taipingdao. The economy of Taipingdao is revitalizing, and its finances are beginning to improve.

Relying on mountains to eat mountains, relying on water to eat water, the most indispensable thing in Liangzhou, Bingzhou, and Zhongzhou is the mine.

In Taiping Road, small-scale breeding is also gradually emerging.

The Secretary of Agriculture in Tai Ping Road has started breeding pigs, chickens and ducks.

Coupled with the opening of the border market, the battle between the two tribes of the Northland and Xianbei has begun. The two sides are fighting and scrambling on the long border. Xu An will replace a large number of inferior weapons, as well as the backlog that the Han court originally put in the arsenal All the weapons were sold to the Northland, to Qianman, in exchange for a large amount of furs, as well as money, cattle and sheep.

But now, after Taipingdao occupied the land of Shu, Taipingdao not only harvested a large number of mines, forest farms and lakes.

Also got the most important economic product - silk.

The climate in the north is not suitable for raising silkworms, because of the influence of small glaciers, it is extremely difficult to raise silkworms.

Yizhou has a suitable climate and has been an important silk producing area for a long time.

In the Western Han Dynasty, there were many varieties and colors of Shu brocade, and it was widely used. It was sold all over the country, and the highest price was even hard to find.

Now that the threat of the Xianbei in the North has been largely lifted, the Yellow Turban Army is dominant in Monan, and Karasuma and other tribes in the North have defeated the Xianbei in the West, but they dare not attack Taipingdao.

The cavalry of the Yellow Turban Army defeated the main force of the western Xianbei in the first battle, and the news of the beheading of the western Xianbei has already spread to all the tribes in the north, and even spread to the countries of Xiaoyu. To provoke a powerful and powerful force.

Now the road to the west has been cleared, and the eagle wolf Wei Tiqi sent to the countries in the Western Regions also sent a reply. Although the countries in the Western Regions are chaotic, they are generally stable.

The road to trade with the Western Regions has been reopened. As long as Xu An thinks, the caravan on Taiping Road can set off at any time, pass through Liangzhou to the countries of the Western Regions, and sell the goods in the Taiping Road to the countries of the Western Regions in exchange for a lot of money.

Porcelain and silk are the most popular goods in the countries of the Western Regions.

Taking down the land of Yizhou not only brought millions of people and a large amount of land to Taipingdao, but also opened up a new road for Taipingdao to continuously produce wealth.

(End of this chapter)