Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 529 Full Support
The wind at night was very cold, and it was chilling on my body.The window was not closed tightly, and it swayed slightly in the cold wind, slapping the window frame.

Jiang Min sat in front of the table, frowning.The tea next to it was already cold, without a trace of heat.

When he came back that day, Jiang Min seemed to be seriously ill.I don't think about food and drink every day, and I seldom talk. In a few days, I have lost a lot of weight.The soldiers couldn't help worrying, and went to see a doctor, but there was nothing wrong.

After a long silence, Jiang Min raised his head and looked carefully at the documents on the table.These days, Jiang Min sent people out to carefully investigate the customs of Shenshan County.Today, finally brought together to the desk.

Shenshan is a small county, and after several times of ravages by the Jin soldiers, the population is already very small.At the height of Xuanhe, the county's population was less than [-] households.Up to now, there are less than [-] households, most of which are distributed in mountainous areas.

Shenshan County is located in the mountains, and the cultivated land is mainly distributed beside rivers such as Laohe River and Dihe River, as well as the alluvial plain at the foot of the mountain.Although the Jin Army only came with more than 100 people, the damage was very large.They came from Jinzhou along the Laohe River, and almost killed all the people along the way.The county town of Shenshan was demolished, and there were nearly 30 households in the city, only more than [-] people remained.Wang Xiaolie counterattacked, because he deliberately blocked the return route of the Jin army, and the remaining people fled south and slaughtered the villages along the Dihe River again.After this catastrophe, the most affluent place in Shenshan County has almost become a piece of white land.

Putting down the file in his hand, Jiang Min sighed heavily.

I was still too young to realize the cruelty of this war.Deciding to establish a base in Shenshan County, he led people to choose a suitable place and build a base, without guarding against Jinzhou's Jin army.He was caught off guard by the sudden attack by the Jin army.

After the destruction of the Jin army, the current population of Shenshan County is withered, and it is no longer enough to support Jiang Min's army.There is empty land around, but no one cultivates it, so where will the food come from?Without food, it is impossible to build an army.

Shenshan has a superior geographical location.Over the mountains to the west is Jinzhou, which will pose a greater threat to the Jin army after it develops.Surrounded by mountains, it is easy to defend. It can be said to be a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.Going over the Yangjiao Mountain in the south, you enter the Fen River Valley, where it is easy to get supplies.If you can't stand in Shenshan County and search around Hedong, it will be difficult to find such a place again.

Standing up, Jiang Min walked to the door and looked at the night outside.

I brought more than 500 people myself, without supplements, these people will not be of great use.And relying on the current Shenshan County, even these 500 people cannot be supported, so how can we talk about development?Just these 500 people, all of them went to farm, but they couldn't grow much food.

After standing for a long time, Jiang Min only felt distraught.Want to retreat, but not reconciled.Without retreating, it is difficult to take root here.

Suddenly, I thought of Du Wu with a flowery arm.This man has done nothing good in his life, and everyone in the village looks down on him.But for the sake of his only grandson, he could hold back the pain, follow him all the way, suffered a lot, and finally died on the road without a sound.But the grandson he was looking for became the food in Jin Jun's mouth.How many tragedies in the world can compare with this?
Wang Xiaolie sat behind his case at the Si Yamen, the envoy of Xiangyang, and read the letter from Jiang Min.

As soon as he arrived in Hedong, Jiang Min was suddenly attacked by the Jin army before he could gain a firm foothold.Although the Jin army was completely wiped out in the end, Shenshan County also suffered serious losses.Now that the population is too small, it is difficult to support the establishment of a base there.

Putting down the letter, Wang Xiaolie spread the map of Hedong Road on the table and examined it carefully.

Generally speaking, the terrain of Hedong Road is a series of intermountain basins sandwiched between Taihang Mountain in the east and Luliang Mountain in the west.The most quintessential places are the Taiyuan Basin and the Fenhe Valley to the south.Together with the Datong Basin in the north, it is the essence of Shanxi Province in later generations.

The Datong Basin has never belonged to the Song Dynasty, and now it is the center of the West Road of the Jin Dynasty, mainly controlling the grasslands in the north.Taiyuan Mansion is the residence of the defender Wanyan Yinshuke of Hedong, and there are many Jin troops.To establish a base on Hedong Road, these two places do not need to be considered.

For Wang Xiaolie, what is really meaningful is the Fen River Valley in the south.

According to the division of the Song Dynasty, Jiezhou in the south, that is, the Yuncheng area in later generations, belonged to Shaanxi.After the Jin army invaded the south, it regarded the north of the Yellow River as its own land, and the puppet Qi regime was established south of the Yellow River.The current Fenhe Valley actually belongs to the East Road.

The location of Shenshan County is very special.Although the county is small, with barren land and a small population, its location is very important.Surrounded by mountains, there is a valley in the middle.As long as you keep the two intersections of the north and the south, it can be said that it is impenetrable.It is not too far from Jinzhou, an important town in the Fenhe Valley. It can be reached by crossing the mountains in the west, and there are mature roads.

After looking at the surrounding terrain, Wang Xiaolie patted on the map,
This is a natural place to build a base, and there is no other place more suitable than this.It is very close to Jinzhou and can contain the Jin army.Turn south over Yangjiao Mountain, not far from Yuanqu County, and you can get your own support.

Picking up Jiang Min's letter and reading it, Wang Xiaolie looked at the map and thought.

Shenshan County is very barren. Relying on the resources of the county alone, even if all the people are soldiers, they cannot support 1 troops.In that place, it is not easy to support thousands of people.But if you get support, especially to open up the channel of Shenshan, Yicheng, Jiangxian, and Yuanqu, you should not underestimate it.With a regular army of [-] people on Hedong Road, they can run rampant.

After thinking for a long time, Wang Xiaolie looked down at the southernmost point of the map, Luoyang City in Xijing.

In terms of strategic value, Luoyang is far more important than Kaifeng.The Luoyang Valley itself is fertile, surrounded by many fortresses, and the geographical location is dangerous.More importantly, Luoyang controls Shaanxi in the west, can reach the east of the river in the north, and go down to Nanyang in the south.For Zhongyuan, this is a place of lock and key.If you control Luoyang yourself, you can rely on Dengzhou and Xiangyang to threaten Shaanxi and Hedong.

Puppet Qi's strategic focus is on Hebei and Jingdong, and it doesn't pay much attention to Luoyang.Meng Bangxiong, who guards Luoyang, is nothing more than a local tyrant, not as good as Wang Xiaolie who roamed around in those days.The only trouble is that if you occupy Luoyang, you will face the attack of the main force of the Jin army.

After thinking for a long time, Wang Xiaolie shook his head helplessly.Now is not the time to fight the main force of the Jin army, and it is not the best time for the Northern Expedition to attack Luoyang, so we can only watch.

The support I give to Jiang Min can only go to Ruzhou and Dengfeng for the time being, pass through Gong County to Jiyuan, and then either from Yuanqu County, or from Qinshui County to Yicheng County, and then to Shenshan.Although this road is a bit rough, a bit far, and a bit expensive, it is within his control.

After thinking for a long time, Wang Xiaolie knocked on the table: "Zhiniang thief, what's the point of spending more money? As long as I take root in Shenshan County, half of Hedong Road is in my palm! Earn money and spend it on Here, it’s worth it!”

Determined to support Jiang Min at all costs to build the base in Shenshan County.If there is no food, then it is better to transport it. It is nothing more than transporting ten catties to one catty on the road, and the price is a little higher.

Ruzhou is on the other side of the mountain, and there is no waterway to Xiangyang, so grain cannot be transported out.Instead of storing it in Cangli, it is better to use it to support the base area on Hedong Road.As long as you can gain a firm foothold on Hedong Road, no matter how high the price is, it will be worth it.

In the first one or two years of Jiang Min's stay on Hedong Road, Wang Xiaolie needed a huge price to support him.As long as Jiang Min develops, all these costs will be worth it.In a year or two, it was a different situation.

(End of this chapter)