Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1212
The location of Xiayu is already the most open location in the Guanzhong Plain. Although there are occasional hills and gullies within the environment, they are hardly dangerous.

Since then, going northwest, such a large plateau has gradually become rare, especially in the area near Fuping, where the tributaries of the Luochuan River often delineate the strata, and the terrain undulations gradually become obvious.Because there has been a lack of a strong and unified order for a long time, coupled with years of war damage, many farmlands have been abandoned, and rivers and canals are either silted up or flooded.

The main force of the Hongwu Army is currently stationed in this area, looking west at Fuping and east at Pucheng.Although this area apparently belonged to the pseudo-Han King Liu Changming, in fact no effective rule was established here.

The area where the Hongwu Army is active is backed by a mountain range that stretches for tens of miles.

Surrounding it is a stretch of river silt beach called Wuyang Pi, which was only damaged by years of flooding. Pi Yuan has already been divided into fragments, which can no longer be connected together.And this kind of terrain also provided a certain guarantee for the Hongwu army, because dozens of miles to the northeast of this place was Pucheng where more than ten thousand soldiers of the massacre army were stationed.

After Yiguan went south, Wang Dao and other Taiwanese executives set up prefectures and counties, each leading its own people. This is actually not the first time. As early as the Han Dynasty, Beidi County had such an arrangement.During the heyday of the Qin and Han Dynasties, Beidi County not only included Yiqu, but also reached Maling in the north, directly enclosing Jiuyuan in the north.

The Qiang people in the later Han Dynasty were in frequent turmoil, especially at the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms.It was not until the Cao Wei period that Beidi was able to govern Fuping and Niyang counties, serving as the northern barrier of Sanfu.From the handover of the Wei and Jin Dynasties until Liu Yao entered Guanzhong, the northern land was slightly restored to the old rule, and Yiqu was moved to the north.

Today's Fuping is right next to Sanfu, and it is also the most serious area where Han and Hu intersect. Di, Xianbei and other large and small tribes are widely distributed between Jing and Luo, relying on Ziwuling, and active in the Gaolong loess.

Therefore, judging from the current situation, the Hongwu army drove in, which happened to penetrate the gap between the powerful forces of all parties. To the north was Liu Changming, the pseudo-Han king who was temporarily the leader of a group of miscellaneous Hus, and to the south was Jin Minhaoyou. The Sansuke area under its control.

Of course, this is only a rough division. After the successive migrations of the two Zhaos and the tyrants fighting each other, the division of various forces in Guanzhong is also a mess, and it is difficult to distinguish clearly.

For example, the several dock walls that Xiao Yuandong led his troops to break before, their respective owners, including trilogy, are also a mixture of Han and Hu, without a clear division.

At present, the main force of the Hongwu army is located in Qifengpo, with more than a thousand soldiers assembled, and the others are active in the surrounding areas with Qifengpo as the center, either attacking the city or pulling out the village, or recuperating on the spot.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Xiao Yuandong rarely read the scroll carefully, but what he read was not the classics of the Spring and Autumn Period or military books, but the "Medical and Food Chronicles" compiled by the Tianzhong Engineering Institute.It seemed a bit funny for the warlord general to read this common use book, but in fact, the significance of this book to the Hongwu Army even surpassed those military books that recorded the strategies of gods and ghosts.

"These ghost talisman books are really dizzying!"

Although age and status are increasing, human nature is difficult to change. After reading for a while, Xiao Yuandong put the scroll on the desk, got up and put on his armor, and started patrolling the camp.

In the four armies of Taiwan, each army has distinctive characteristics, including all aspects, which are different from the temperament of ordinary battalions.The camp located at Qifengpo looks more like a village where civilians live than a military camp.

Although the main body of the camp is still well-arranged camps, surrounded by horses, ditches, watchposts, and arrow towers, the interior is not as rigorous as ordinary camps.Soldiers can walk leisurely, and there are water reels, continuous mills, valley farms, Machi, smelting and casting, etc., and there is even a small military market for the soldiers of each battalion to exchange what they have.

If the main camp of the ordinary ranks is a place where the elite of the army gathers to practice and maintain their combat effectiveness, then the camp of the Hongwu Army is more like a supplementary rest base, and the active soldiers of the various battalions are the sharp minions of this army , External benefit and internal softness.

This made Xiao Yuandong very uncomfortable.The Fenwu Army he commanded before, where there is need to manage these, the most important task is to break up the camp. No matter which side is used, it pays attention to a quick battle and a quick decision, and there is no need to worry about logistics and supplies. Sometimes a battalion needs several soldiers. Thousands or even tens of thousands of ordinary soldiers cooperated fully.

Fortunately now, after taking over the Hongwu army, not only do they have to formulate and host battle plans, but they also have to pay attention to trivial matters such as cooking and repairing.Among the thousands of Hongwu soldiers, there are nearly 2000 full-time craftsmen alone, and the status of specialized talents is even higher than that of those brave warriors.

Of course, this is not to say that the Hongwu Army’s combat effectiveness is low because of this. In fact, even those craftsmen are mostly elite soldiers selected from various armies, but relatively speaking, their production functions are slightly higher than those of combat. functions.

Moreover, the Hongwu Army has much stricter requirements in terms of military discipline, even surpassing the Fenwu Army.For example, there is an iron buckle in the belt of the military uniform called the Fengji buckle. Anyone in the camp must face the navel directly. If the position is found to be incorrect, he will be flogged.In the camp, walk forward, not obliquely, etc.Many regulations are not limited to daily life and diet, and even include descriptions of appearance.

At the very beginning, even Xiao Yuandong, the chief general, felt that the rules and regulations, large and small, were cumbersome and could not be strictly followed.But after actually following it and forming a habit, I feel that my self-discipline has greatly improved.

Walking to the northwest corner of the camp, there was the sound of instrumental music, and soldiers were lining up to enter the bamboo shed, where a stage was built, and actors were performing on it.This is the special treatment of the Hongwu Army. Even during the battle, the army always carries actors.

Xiao Yuan walked eastward to the nearest place, and stepped into it to appreciate it for a while. When he saw the drama on stage, he couldn't help showing a somewhat proud and embarrassed smile on his face.Because the drama performed on the stage is related to him, it is called "Xiaohou Captures the Captives Play", which is exactly the story of his capture of Zhao Guoshikan in the wild in Hebei in his early years.

The soldiers watching the play in the bamboo shed also sensed the arrival of the general. Seeing the heroes and generals on the stage appearing in front of them, they were all excited, but they did not dare to get carried away.And Xiao Yuandong also nodded reservedly, clenched his fists and beat his chest in response.

On the west side of the theatre, there is the prisoner-of-war camp, which is already overcrowded, and there are many noisy noises outside.Several strings of human heads hang around the prisoner-of-war camp, which makes people feel palpitating. The reason why those people were decapitated is not all because of heinous crimes. A considerable part of them died for some ridiculous reasons, such as concealing the disease, or They defecate everywhere in the camp.

The military position in charge of managing the prisoner-of-war camps is called the envoy, which is also the military position set up by the General's Mansion to handle various logistics matters when it was transferred to the Fourth Army.The counselor, named Gao Shi, was a young man in his early twenties. Seeing the general coming, he said with a bitter face, "General, the camp is full again...do you want to expand it?"

When Xiao Yuandong heard this, he suddenly felt dizzy.Previously, the new recruits needed to establish their prestige. He organized several large-scale attacks and captured thousands of prisoners. Some of them were selected and organized for military use, but there were still a large number of old and weak women and children who could not be thrown into the wilderness. , can only be imprisoned.

Afterwards, each battalion carried out their own activities, and captured and returned them frequently.After more than a month, the camp prisoners alone have accumulated nearly [-] people, and even if it is just to maintain their basic survival, the consumption is very staggering.Although some of them are included in the production, the production cannot meet such a huge consumption.

These Guanzhong people are strange to say, when they were in Wubi or wandering in the countryside, they all acted like brave soldiers, even the white-haired old man dared to fight for his life with a stick.But once they were captured, all of them behaved extremely docile, neither resisting nor making noise, and they were quite resigned to their fate.

Otherwise, Xiao Yuandong would not have dared to take in prisoners who were several times stronger than his headquarters.Now these prisoners, it is not accurate to say that they were captured in battle, but they have become a kind of burden, docile and harmless, and they will not disperse.What's worse, Xiao Yuandong neither dared nor could bear to order that no prisoners should be kept in battle, otherwise more than half of the prisoners in this battalion might be buried in the fields.

After joining the Hongwu Army, Xiao Yuandong realized that the war is not just about winning the battle, he was actually taken by these Guanzhong elders!If you can't bear to kill, you can't kill, if you don't have the ability to chase, you can't use it to your fullest.

"Let's expand the camp for 2000 people first."

After pondering for a moment, Xiao Yuandong spoke again.Despite this arrangement, he also understands that this state cannot be sustained for a long time. With so many people living here, even if there is no sign of collusion and resistance, the cost of survival alone will be expensive.What's more, there are powerful enemies around to watch, once you break through the outer blockade and rush to the near side, a moment of benevolence may bring disaster to yourself.

"The king's army should have already entered. If there is no change in the short term, we can only temporarily abandon the camp here and turn to the side to station."

Xiao Yuandong never dreamed that one day he would be forced to temporarily cast aside by a group of refugees.In previous years, no matter in Huainan or Henan, although there were such situations, soon there will be full-time officials who will transfer people to accept the past.But now his subordinate is Wang Shi's only force in Sanfu, and everything is decided by him, which makes him very annoyed.

No, there are other powers!
As this thought flashed through his mind, Xiao Yuandong raised his brows a little, but after a while he shook his head and sighed: "It seems unreliable..."

Naturally, what he thought of was Wang Meng who was going down the road, because of the general's special confession, Xiao Yuandong also had high hopes for him.But Xiao Yuandong didn't dare to have too much expectation for this young man's actual ability.

"It's better to let people choose a place to relocate first."

Although the captives behaved very docile, they were in fact afraid of being strong and did not dare to riot. Just like withered grass in dry weather, a slight splash of sparks can turn into a prairie fire, which is a very big hidden danger.Once it is captured by the enemy, it will turn around and become a troubled gangster.

Xiao Yuandong also had a hidden plan in his heart, temporarily withdraw the main force of the army from Qifengpo, and settle down in the surrounding areas, if these people really have a tendency to become chaotic, they will be killed immediately.Otherwise, these people can also be used as bait to attract thieves to attack and wipe out the enemy.

Such an arrangement may be cruel, but he is a general who is in charge of conquest. If he really blindly plans for these uneducated and obedient passers-by and disregards the military, it will be the biggest dereliction of duty.

After patrolling the camp, Xiao Yuandong returned to the big tent again, and before he could sit down, some soldiers came to tell him that the envoys from Xiagui had come here.

"Call people to come in."

Xiao Yuandong returned to his tent and sat down, and then some people hurried in under the leadership of the soldiers, one of them was Wang Xue, the battalion leader he sent to Xiagui, and several others made introductions, all of them were officials of Xiagui County Department.

"The king is overjoyed. The county magistrate Zhai Ci and the prime minister, Wang Mengye, have already confirmed the county area. They have dispatched me to report the victory!"

Wang Xue entered the account, kowtowed first, and then raised her head and said.

(End of this chapter)