Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 97
Outside Fangcheng, Yassi Caoge brought the county official and greeted him outside early.Next to them are the people they recruited, and they set out wine and meat to welcome Wang Xiaohun's arrival.Seeing the incense table in front of the people, Wang Xiaohun was a little unhappy.

The common people go out to greet the army, and the cattle and sheep reward the army. It is a popular show in the army.However, the history of this show is too long, and it has gradually become a necessary skill for local officials.As long as it is an army, when it reaches a place, the local officials will inevitably mess with it.Historically, even the invaders, such as the Japanese army, had officials put on this kind of show when they entered the city.

Wang Xiao hunted for gold, and has not gone through a war yet, how could he have such a reputation among the common people?Now put it out, it is obviously organized by the public officials in the county.The higher the position, the more Wang Xiaolie hated this unrealistic ceremony.

After drinking, Wang Xiaohun took Shao Ling and Zhang Jun into the city.

As a key point between the north and the south, the Jin army occupied Yexian last year, looting and looting, and the population fled.The once prosperous city is now sparsely populated.

When he arrived at the county office, Wang Xiaohun called Cao Ge to ask about the situation in the county.

Cao Ge said: "The Jin army has retreated, and many people have returned to their hometowns. A few days ago, Zhizhou built a village in the north, and the people in the county fled there because they were worried that the Jin army would come again. The population is now small. "

Wang Xiaohun said: "This place is on the north-south juncture, and it doesn't matter if the population is smaller. The Jin army robbed the west of Beijing last year, and it may not come again this year. But if the Jin army does not come, other people can't say it well. Now the world is in chaos, There are strong men everywhere."

Cao Ge said: "This county is not bad. Although some people gather to defend their hometown, it is good that they all listen to the government's arrangements."

Wang Xiaohun said: "There are no strongmen in this county, what about other places? In addition to the army stationing, you must organize the township and build more cities. If a strongman comes, the people only need to hide for a while, and the army can arrive."

Cao Ge said promise.However, looking at his expression, he did not take Wang Xiaochae's words seriously.In today's world, as long as the golden soldiers don't come, what is there to fear?Even if there are a few strong men, how dare they oppose the government.

Wang Xiaohun didn't say much.It can be seen that the public officials of the government are not reliable.Everything depends on yourself.If he had a good memory, Du Chong would have given up on Kaifeng Mansion within a year or two.The various forces gathered in Kaifeng Mansion will inevitably find a way out.

Where is the way out?In fact, without analysis, you can know that you will either go to Jianghuai or Jinghu.Historically, after Du Chong gave up Kaifeng, the forces there dispersed.From Jianghuai to Jinghu, there are chaotic troops everywhere.The last part was wiped out by the regular army of the Song Dynasty, and part of it surrendered to the Puppet Qi.When these people were in Kaifeng Mansion, there were usually thousands of people.Moving to various places, more and more people were coerced, and finally there were tens of thousands of people.

Stuck in Yexian, the forces of Kaifeng House can only go to Jianghuai, don't find other ways to go to Jinghu.Wang Xiaohun's goal is to occupy Xiangyang, Dengzhou, as his base even if he can't occupy Jinghu Lake.

Why do you judge that the various forces will go to Jianghuai and Jinghu?Because the world at this time, the north has been smashed by the Jin army, and it will be attacked by the Jin army at any time.The southeast half of the wall is the foundation of Zhao Gou's selection, and there is the regular army of the Song Dynasty.The relatively intact areas that can provide human and material resources are Jianghuai and Jinghu.With money and food, but no army, how could the thieves not go?

Asked about the situation in the county, and seeing that Cao Ge couldn't say anything else, Wang Xiaohun asked him to retire.

After serving the tea, Wang Xiaohun said to Shao Ling and Zhang Jun: "According to the habits of previous years, the Jin army should not attack the west of Beijing this winter. We have a chance to breathe. However, Du Chong is unpopular in Kaifeng, and something must happen. The forces there are mixed, like a flood. Once the opening is opened, it will inevitably flood in all directions. Yexian is the main point.

Zhang Jun said: "Even if Yexian is defended, the army from Kaifeng can still go from Caizhou to Xinyang Army and go straight to Ezhou——"

Wang Xiaolie waved his hand: "Our troops are limited, so we can't manage so many. As long as we defend Ye County and prevent them from messing up Xiangyang, Dengzhou, that's enough. The most important task now is to train troops. Although there are 3000 People, but their combat effectiveness is still far behind."

Shao Ling said: "What Zhizhou said is. Many of the soldiers who came in after arriving in Ruzhou did not have armor or weapons. It is not an overnight success to enable them to fight. If you don't work hard, you will not be able to fight after all."

Wang Xiaohun nodded: "Yes, it's not just people who can fight a war. It's not easy to make officers and soldiers have the courage, knowledge, and training. They also need armor, bows and crossbows, and swords and swords."

Is it easy?It's actually easy.Dengzhou in the south, because it was once used as Zhao Gou's residence, stored a lot of materials.As long as you occupy there and take away the supplies there, you will have nothing left.

After several months of training, Wang Xiaohun has become more and more aware that the military is far from being as simple as he thought.An army without armor and weapons is difficult to form combat effectiveness.And armor and weapons are not easy to manufacture.I don't know how much energy my father spent to equip the three hundred people I started.Today's weapons, even if they have raw materials and craftsmen, still take a lot of time.

Since arriving in Ruzhou, there were a total of 1000 people.Including the kiln workers who joined in later, as well as the troops of Niu Gao and Wang Jun, there are now more than [-] people.However, numbers alone are not enough, weapons are also needed.

Wang Xiaochun shook his head slightly.For myself, this winter is not easy.I didn't have any savings in the first place, and I want to develop a lot, and now I owe a lot of debt.Most of the industries built in Ruzhou city are operated with debts.

After a few words of gossip, Wang Xiaohun said: "In addition to discussing the content of this exercise, we must also pay attention to the mountains and rivers of Ye County. In critical places, build fortresses. Whether it is a golden army or a chaotic army, how much is it? They are good at attacking fortifications. As long as the city is built, it will be difficult for them to break through.”

Zhang Jundao: "Zhizhou, many of the important places in Yexian's south are under the jurisdiction of Fangcheng County. Now that there are no officials there, it's better to-"

Wang Xiaohun said: "It doesn't matter where it belongs. If necessary, you can send troops to garrison. Even Fangcheng County, you can send troops to garrison. At this time, the previous rules do not have to be followed."

Zhang Jun and Shao Ling made promises.

When Wang Xiaolie first arrived in Ruzhou, he occupied Jiaxian County, so why would he care about Fangcheng now?The surrounding prefectures and counties, after being attacked by the Jin Bing, had no officials in many of them.Some are barely maintained by public servants, many are anarchic.Zhao Gou's court is now in a state of turmoil, and he can't control it for a while.

If it wasn't for the fact that his troops and horses hadn't completed the training, Wang Xiaohun would have wanted to occupy the surrounding states.

During the period of the turn of the Song Dynasty, it was the easiest time to develop power.The Song Dynasty's army had been wiped out, and the only remaining regular army had to keep Zhao Gou firmly.After the Jin army went south to loot, it returned to the north, leaving a large number of power blank areas.

(End of this chapter)