Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1146 Layout Decision
Wang Yanzhang, if you know him well, you will know that he is the kind of bird that cannot be kept in a cage.

As soon as he arrived at Gaimuzhou City, he began to plan how to give Khitan a ruthless blow.

Yes, he had more than 2000 infantry and [-] cavalry under his command, but he was not afraid at all, and racked his brains thinking about how to gain military exploits.

In the past, Li Ji conquered the city of Gaimu, obtained [-] raw population and [-] shi of grain, and set Gaizhou with his land.

Wang Yanzhang was fascinated by it and felt that he should do something.

But before that, he had to straighten out his defenses.

"There were old houses in the city, which were uninhabited. They can be demolished, and the stone materials obtained can be used to repair the city walls." Standing on the street, Wang Yanzhang looked at the stone houses all over the city, and was very surprised. Is the house made of stone comfortable to live in? ?
The Goguryeo people are also magical.As early as when I was in Black Bone City, I saw brick and stone houses everywhere. The co-author likes to build houses with stones, which is very different from the wooden houses and brick houses in Han Dynasty.

"The town envoy, it's time to send troops to contact Liaoyang." A staff member reminded.

"What is Liu Po ​​doing?" Wang Yanzhang asked.

"Before leaving, King Zhao asked General Liu to occupy Liaoyang." The staff said, "The food and grass in Liaoyang City should be enough for two months. General Liu should strengthen the city at this time, thinking it will be a long-term plan."

It's already August, and there might be frost or even snow next month.At that time, the pasture will wither and no longer grow. The Khitan people may store some hay in advance, but they will retreat until the end of September or early October at most, otherwise they will have to eat soil.

The grain and grass carried by Liu Po ​​may last until early October. I heard that a large number of horses were seized along the way, and they can also be killed to satisfy their hunger. It is also possible to persist until mid-to-late October.

This year, they can get through it, unless the Khitans don't care about it and pile up human lives, otherwise Liaoyang will belong to the Great Summer. When people come again, the situation is very different.

"Okay, then I'll contact Liu Po." Wang Yanzhang agreed, and then he asked for a horse and an iron gun.

"This..." The staff was a little dumbfounded.

"As a general, how can you just sit back and enjoy the success?" Wang Yanzhang said, "Don't worry, I won't force it."

On the fifth day of August, Wang Yanzhang went out to play with [-] cavalry in spite of the dissuasion of his staff.

The cavalry pawns under his tent were basically drawn from the cavalry from various armies and strengthened in a unified way to form a "cavalry brigade", which was under the jurisdiction of him, the Metropolitan Envoy.

These cavalry came from various sources, including Bian people, Yan people, Yun people, Qi people, and Xuzhou people.To put it simply, they are all subordinates of the original Zhu Quanzhong, Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, and Wang Shifan. The traditional Central Plains armored lancers are usually attached to the infantry to fight, and they are in a subordinate position.

After arriving in Anton, they were still assigned to infantry to fight, but they had a lot more horses.

This trip, in addition to the original war horses, there were also some horses contributed by the people of Bohai, reaching three horses per person, which can be described as extravagant.

They were not so stupid as to go and fight with the main force of the Khitan brigade, but went around in circles in the wild, looking for the enemy's grazing land.

With tens of thousands of Khitan troops in Liaoyang, at least hundreds of thousands of cattle, sheep, horses and camels must be grazing nearby, otherwise what would they eat?
First look for their bad luck, mobilize the enemy, and then find a way to go straight to the city of Liaoyang.At worst, after seeing the Khitan people being mobilized, the Liaoyang defenders would also be aware of it, and thus have their own judgment.

If you want to fight, you have to be brave!Sometimes brave to the extreme, maybe a miracle will happen.

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On the night of the ninth day of August in the second year of Jianji, everything was silent outside the Qingcheng Palace in Dongdu Garden.

A Baoji hadn't received the news from Liaodong yet, but Shao Sheng already knew about Liu Po's departure from Anshicheng and his advance towards Liaoyang.After reading the military newspaper, he immediately pushed Chu's white body away, and called the palace officials to come in and fetch the map.

Shanggong Xie led Pugu and Qi into the room. Seeing that the saint had no intention of getting out of bed, he took off his shoes, climbed up lightly, and spread out the map for the saint to examine.

The silk map was very smooth, Shao Shude put it on Chu's body.

"The two cities of Jian'an and Anshi are located on top of mountain peaks. They are easy to defend and difficult to attack. They are extremely dangerous." Shao Shude was delighted, and said to himself, "It's a pity that the surrounding area is barren and sparsely populated. Materials need to be transported from afar."

His hands turned back and forth on the two mountain cities, and Chu's white and slender legs were tightly twisted together, rubbing against each other lightly.

Shao Shude recalled the scale of the two cities.In history, Li Shimin fought fiercely under the city of Anshi for a long time and wiped out [-] reinforcements of Goguryeo, but failed to take down the city.According to historical records, Anshi City is actually not too big. It is located between the county seat and the state city. It can store a certain amount of supplies, but it is impossible to store food and grass for tens of thousands of troops to fight for more than half a year.

After Huaihai Daozhou Army Commander Wang Jiao led his troops across the sea, the most important task at present was to transfer various materials from the rear to the two cities of Jian'an and Anshi for storage.According to the news received last time, Anshi City has accumulated more than [-] dendrobiums of millet and wheat. The local left-behind sergeants went outside the city to mow grass and dry it in the sun, and more than [-] bunches of horse feed were also hoarded.

But this is not enough.

If possible, find a place near Anshi City and build a warehouse.Even if it's just a temporary emergency warehouse, it's better than nothing.

In Anshi City, it is best to store more than [-] hu of grain, the more the better.

Shao Shude's eyes moved to the south again, and his finger touched the plain.

Jili County was originally the northernmost city of Andong Prefecture, and it was also the prefecture.Counting the newly relocated population this year, there are about 2400 households with a population of more than [-].Last year, hundreds of hectares of fields were reclaimed, and [-] to [-] dendrobiums of millet and wheat were harvested. This year, with further cultivation, the situation should improve.

It takes about seven days to go north from Jili County to Jian'an for two hundred miles.From Jian'an to Anshi, it is only a hundred miles away, and it takes three or four days.After leaving Anshi, you can walk more than a hundred miles to Liaoyang.

"It's time to focus on the development of Jili and Jian'an counties." Shao Shude made a decision in his heart.

Of course, this requires a large investment in advance, mainly in food, farm tools, livestock and the like.Resources are limited, and the development here means that there will be less over there, but it seems to be worth it.

At present, Dengzhou and Qingzhou are transferring personnel and materials at full capacity.

Maybe it's time to adjust your priorities.

Food and agricultural tools, the more the better, these are the most important supplies, and the priority should be mentioned first.

In addition to food, there are people.

This year, more than 5700 households in Hengshan and Weibo have been relocated, about 2600 in the former and 3100 in the latter.

He is not sure whether there will be ice floes this winter that will affect shipping.But everything has to be prepared for the worst. The pace of immigration can be slowed down a little, and it is more important to vacate the cabin and hoard production and living materials.

As long as the accumulation of profits and Jian'an can produce a large amount of grain, the distance of material transfer can be greatly shortened.

"In addition to land transportation, there is also water transportation." Shao Shude's hand moved to the mouth of the Daliao River.

The Anton Mansion has already sent people to investigate the hydrological situation there, but there has been no response yet.

Shao Shude also knew that this was a long-term project and there was no rush.The Anton Mansion is not sure at all whether boats can be sailed along the mouth of the Daliao River, but Shao Shude knows it is possible.

There is also Liaoze in the Liaohe area.

The so-called Liaoze is actually a combination of natural landscapes where multiple environments coexist.The largest, most common, and largest overall areas are grasslands and sandy lands covered with herbaceous plants, followed by sparse forest grasslands with a large number of elms and willows, followed by swampy wetlands covered with reeds, and finally pure water surface. , that is, lakes, and some lakes are not small in size.

When Tang Taizong conquered Korea, he crossed Liaoze twice, building roads and bridges along the way.In some places where the muddy water was deep, the vehicles were even sunk underneath as beams, and bridges were rebuilt to pass through.

The east boundary of Liaoze is the Liaohe River, the west is bounded by flat pine forests to the southeast (the east border of Wengniute Banner), the south reaches the Yanshan Mountains, and the north reaches the southern foot of Daxing'an Mountains. The area is actually extremely vast.In a broad sense, the Khitan, Xi, Shiwei, Tatar and other tribes all lived in Liaoze. When talking about the Khitan in history books, they directly said that they "lived in Liaoze".

But we all know that Liaoze is mainly composed of savannah and fixed sand dunes in the water, and the land area still occupies the vast majority. If it is a hilly area, there is also a large area of ​​virgin forest-for nomads, In fact, this is a land of rich water and grass gifted by God.

At this time, Liao Ze was also slowly degrading.

In the Song Dynasty, signs of desertification in Liaoze began to appear.In the Yuan Dynasty, a large area was desertified.During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Liaoze had been specifically referring to the lower reaches of the Liaohe River, and its area had shrunk greatly.

"Liao Ze!" Shao Shude poked his finger.

The silk map is faintly infiltrated, like water.

"If we find a dry place at the mouth of the Liao River and build a wharf, we can save hundreds of miles of land transportation." Shao Shude thought, "I just don't know what the situation is in the upper reaches of the Liao River, but it should be possible to sail. "

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt absurd.

Historically, when European colonists went to colonize overseas, they usually went deep along the coast and along the river, as can be seen from the distribution of their colonial settlements.The waterway has a strong transportation capacity, and the natives cannot be harassed. It is an extremely safe and reliable transportation and supply line.If you want to develop commerce and foreign exchanges, the advantages of water transportation are also great.

now it's right!In war, it is necessary to maximize strengths and avoid weaknesses.

Idiot Khitan people, let you shoot arrows on horseback, Lao Tzu came by boat.

"Official family..." Mrs. Chu was slightly out of breath, and gave Shao Shude a charming look.

Shao Shude made up his mind and felt relieved.

He is the emperor, and making decisions is his most important job.Well-made strategic decisions are half the battle won.If the strategic decision is wrong, even if the soldiers use their lives, the whole army explodes, and the heroism is filled, it will be in vain.

He laughed loudly and lifted the map, which happened to land on the face of the palace official Xie Shi.Liao Ze stuck to her mouth, and it seemed that there was a fishy smell coming over her face.

"Playing stupid!" Shao Shude hugged Chu Shi.

Xie didn't dare to move, and lowered his head, what he saw was Chu's white and tender feet, the back of his feet was straight, his toes were tightly hooked together, trembling slightly.

(End of this chapter)