Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 354
The war in the south is not worth mentioning in Huang Zhong's eyes. Those who fought against him were just peasants with scraps of copper. No, they didn't even have scraps of copper. Some even held wooden sticks. As pawns pressed forward with large shields, the peasants threw stones, their only long-range weapons.

They didn't understand military affairs, or even the army formation, so they rushed over in a panic, completely relying on their own ignorance and recklessness. When the Han army took out the yellow crossbow, the war was almost over, and the people in front were killed by the yellow crossbow. Harvesting, the huge and rapid casualties frightened these farmers who only had the courage for a while, they threw away their equipment in horror, turned around and ran away.

Instantly caused chaos in the enemy's formation, trampling on each other, hitting each other, the infantry of the Han army did not engage them in a full-scale battle, these people have already collapsed, they have no middle-level generals, these peasants are completely the private slaves of the opposing generals, generals There will also be an overseer, usually his own nephew, to drive these farmers from the rear.

Huang Zhong didn't kill these peasants either. Looking at these cowardly, fearful, and trembling peasants, he didn't want to order the soldiers to kill them. Most of the soldiers killed were killed by crossbow arrows or accidentally killed by Tongze. Most of the rest were captured, and the rest fled back home.

Such an army, no, this is not an army at all, how did he defeat Funan?Huang Zhong was very puzzled by this, but since he had already defeated the opponent, Huang Zhong no longer thought about it. Between Funan Kingdom and Chenla Kingdom, Huang Zhong had neither garrisons nor appointed officials. Only a small portion of the land is suitable for farming.

Huang Zhong only occupied several ports around the two countries, and recruited their large ships and boatmen.

Regardless of the lack of national power of these small countries, they are still relatively advanced in terms of shipbuilding. After all, unlike the big men, they have little farmland, and most of the people have been engaged in fishing and hunting. They often go to sea. Their ships are small. But it is a flat bottom. Such a standard seems to have aroused great interest among the big man boatmen, and they began to study it.

Not long after Huang Zhong came to the navy, he only knew some tactics and he knew nothing about shipbuilding, so he didn't interfere in these matters, but Wang Fu was very interested in it, and often communicated with Xu Rong, the captain of the water transport school. thing.

In Luoyang, the hundred officials did not know the real situation. They were overjoyed to hear that no one in the Han army was killed in battle. It has been many years. They are talking about it, and it is all due to the emperor and himself, these sages, the emperor knows the inside story, Huang Zhong played, and told the emperor in detail about the small battle in the south.

However, seeing that this victory was quite invigorating and made the people happy, he didn't explain too much, and gave Huang Zhong an extra reward, which made Huang Zhong feel a little uneasy. Wang Fu did not participate in this battle , but many people think that he has made meritorious service in the war. The ministers disagree with this, but even though he has no military exploits, he has done quite well overseas.

In Yizhou, and even on many overseas islands, some rudiments of counties have already appeared, and the range that the navy can sail has gradually expanded, and it is no longer limited to Yangzhou. In comparison, Xing Ziang in the north is still It has been several months since he left Luoyang, but so far, he has not made any progress in the north.

Instead, he looked for ministers such as Zhang Yun and Yang Qiu. The three of them did not know what they were plotting. Xing Ziang kept wandering back and forth to the north without stopping. After four months, the patience of the ministers was gradually exhausted. Some people said that Xing Ziang didn't know about political affairs.

Luoyang, which had been unstable due to the prince's affairs, suddenly fell into a new turmoil. Many people came forward to demand that Xing Ziang be punished severely. Unfortunately, since Wang Fu and Xing Ziang were dispatched abroad, the emperor seldom held court discussions. Usually, Yuan Feng, Cui Shi, Zhang Wen, Cai Yong, and Cao Song were pulled over for spying, and the officials didn't know the inside story.

Xing Ziang did indeed have other plans. He had great ambitions and was not satisfied with Wang Fu's plan to lead the five states. After he personally rushed to the north, he learned that the north has a vast territory, merged with the state of Jizhou, and has many mountains and rivers. , even if there is a road, it can only satisfy the connection between states, but transportation is still extremely difficult among counties and counties.

If you want to carry out large-scale construction, then do the best, and don’t let future generations complain in the future. When Xing Ziang paid attention, he went to the emperor, hoping that the emperor would support his big plan. For Xing Ziang, the emperor trusts him very much. After counting the national treasury, the emperor agreed to Xing Ziang's performance, and sent Zhang Xi to help, and asked the prefects and prefects of all states to help them with all their strength.

Under such circumstances, Xing Ziang began to draw a very detailed map of the north, including Bing, Ji, You, He, Xin, and even Sanhan, all covered by him, exploring, visiting, and planning. He also summoned dozens of local celebrities to ask for their own advice. Xing Ziang's policy is beneficial to the entire northern states, and these celebrities did not refuse.

After careful planning for nearly four months, the draft has been formed, but Xing Ziang still hasn't started the construction. On the one hand, he doesn't want to make any mistakes on the way. , but also to give the people time to recuperate. When October came, Xing Ziang immediately ordered many prefects and county magistrates to start construction in an all-round way! !

The purpose of Xing Ziang is to establish a rough road line in the whole north to connect counties and counties, so that vehicles and horses can pass more conveniently. Of course, the vehicle and boat tax that the imperial court can collect will also increase many times. In terms of taxes, it is also beneficial. Xing Ziang believes that even if Wen Rengong is still there, he will agree to his plan.

The common people are still a little confused about this matter, but after the county magistrates of various places came forward, they were quickly organized and started construction. The materials and money were all raised from the treasury, and some were specially gifted by the emperor. , so that the local government can use it directly, but it must be supervised by Zhang Yun himself to avoid corruption, and the people started construction in full swing.

Since most of the areas started construction at the same time, Xing Ziang also became extremely busy, and his whereabouts were uncertain. I would also like to thank the state governors from all over the country. These governors and postal supervisors all assisted in the process. As soon as Xing Ziang started the construction, he frightened the ministers in Luoyang.

Is this going to build roads all over the five states?
Of course, Xing Ziang only built some small roads in the counties and counties, not large-scale roads. If the roads were to be spread all over the north, the country's finances would not be able to support it, at least for now.

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