Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1259
As the situation in Guanzhong became more and more stable, especially the vitality of Sanfu gradually recovered, Bashang, as the gateway to and from Chang'an, became more and more prosperous.The traffic of boats and vehicles near Baqiao made Chang'an, the core of the three auxiliary centers, gradually restore prosperity.

In midsummer and May, there were small changes around Chang'an. The soldiers of Wang Shi and the soldiers of the Guanzhong Army Mansion lined up eastward along the Wei River one by one, extending to a long distance from Chang'an, clearing the roads and strictly checking the passers-by.

Seeing this scene, many people around Chang'an were terrified, and rushed to ask what happened.This place has not been established for a long time, and people have finally enjoyed all kinds of benefits of stability, and they really don't want to be interrupted by variables and interrupt the current orderly and stable life.

This kind of panic did not last long, and soon both the Governor's Mansion and Jingzhaoju issued an order, which not only comforted people, but also made people angry: it turns out that the reason why Master Wang guarded the Weishui waterway along the way was because of it. Because General Xingtai Shen is coming to Chang'an soon!
After hearing the news, the people of Sanfu rushed to tell each other, and soon everyone in the realm knew about it.

For those aristocratic and old households, when the general came to Chang'an, it was an extremely rare opportunity for them to summon the virtuous elders of the counties, counties, and villages, and select some of them with outstanding talents to be used by the king's order.

As for the officers and soldiers of the military government, they were also very excited, all gearing up, waiting for the grand martial arts occasion to become a blockbuster with their skills.

Ordinary township people are diligent in farming and weaving, and they don't have much to do with the contacts of important figures, but after learning of this news, they all become restless, full of curiosity, and want to see this What kind of person is General Shen who wiped out the bandits in Guanzhong and brought them a stable life.

After several years of operation, the road between Guanzhong and Luoyang Xingtai has also become very smooth. Not long after the governor's office of Yongzhou was notified, news came that the general Yijia had passed through the Hedong and turned into the Weishui.

Two days later, amidst the great anticipation of the Sanfu villagers, the building boat carrying General Shen and his important vassals slowly arrived at Baqiao.

The sun is scorching hot in midsummer, but it does not dampen the enthusiasm of the people.Not to mention the Bashang at present, not to mention the civil and military officials from Yongzhou Inspector's Mansion Huanxuan who have already been waiting here, and the surrounding villagers have also flocked here. It has already become a sea of ​​people.

When the huge ship with a height of several feet and a length of several tens of feet approached slowly, the surrounding people were already shouting in amazement.Although Chang'an is also known to be surrounded by eight waters, and there are many boats and boats, but such a large-scale ship is really rare, it is like a small city floating on the river!

This large ship happened to be named "Chang'an". In the early years, it had shined brilliantly in the Huai River Battle of Zhao State's southern expedition, and completely suppressed the Jie State Navy with a destructive spirit.This time the general chose to use it as the ship for his western tour of Guanzhong. In addition to being suitable for the occasion and showing his majesty, another point is to use it to test the restoration of the Guanzhong Water Transport.

In terms of water transportation, Guanzhong is naturally not as unique as Jiangdong, but it is not without foundation.It’s just that in the past year, because of the war and the climate change, the rivers were flooded and silted up. Not to mention the water transportation, even the basic reclamation and irrigation could not meet the requirements. Every year, mild or severe droughts broke out.

One of the most important tasks of entering Guanzhong is to restore the water network in Guanzhong, restore reclamation and irrigation, alleviate drought, and strengthen ties externally, especially the transfer of various military supplies.

In just a few years, the Chang'an warship was able to sail directly from Heluo to Baqiao, the gateway to Chang'an. Although manpower assistance from both sides of the river was needed on some small sections of the river, it was enough to show that the operating results of the past few years big.

Naturally, the onlookers didn't understand the meaning of this. Apart from admiring the grandeur of the ship, they all looked forward to seeing the grandeur of that General Shen.

The big ship had a heavy draft and could not directly dock. It stopped directly in the middle of the river, and then the small boats approached. .

In the past few years, due to the fact that the generals are often on the stage, and the Shengwu Army has to defend in the game, as a whole army establishment, it has rarely appeared on the frontal battlefield.

But this does not mean that the soldiers of the Shengwu Army will be contented with peace and relaxation, and although the flag order of the Shengwu Army is not sent out, but for each soldier, they need to be transferred to the front-line combat troops every year experience.Moreover, among the various armies, talented and outstanding soldiers were selected to serve in the Shengwu Army for a period of time.

Now in the entire Wangshi system, serving in the Shengwu Army is a very important resume.Even if it is the same talent performance, if you have this resume, you can get more appointments and performance opportunities when you deploy troops on the battlefield.

Therefore, today's Shengwu Army has gradually broken away from the mission of a conventional combat force, and instead covers the entire royal division system, the most important institution for the selection and training of generals and schools.

Even an inconspicuous pawn in the army may be the first to ascend and fall into the camp as a sharp knife elite in their respective troops.And it seems that the majestic military leaders, supervisors, and the like in each army will probably have to pay respects to some soldiers in the Shengwu Army when they see some soldiers and the like.

The officers and soldiers of the Wang division on the pier retreated and handed over the defense area to the Shengwu army. When they saw the vigorous and fierce Shengwu army officers and soldiers, they were all envious.Perhaps one day later, one of these armed guards of honor will become their immediate commander.

"It's not uncommon to be the first to ascend, and it's easy to get into the battle. It's not enough to praise the merits of the general. The big wish in life is to stick to the sword and win the martial arts."

In recent years, this kind of argument has been widely circulated in various departments of Wangshi, which is enough to explain the lofty and detached position of the Shengwu Army in the Xingtai military system.

As for the general, as the scale of the king's division grows, especially the military structure at all levels such as conquest, guard, military mansion, garrison, and village bravery, it is difficult for him to inspect all parties, Go deep into the ranks of each army to investigate how the armaments are.Now it is only necessary to have an intuitive understanding of the combat effectiveness and performance of each army by examining the flow of personnel in the victorious army.

After the Shengwu army took over the defense, Huan Xuan, Li Chong and other three auxiliary civil and military officials boarded the big ship in a small boat. Surrounded by the next big ship.

"Welcome General!"

"The general is mighty!"

As soon as the figure of General Shen appeared, all the soldiers including the officials around him raised their arms and shouted, and the sound of thunder soared into the sky and covered the surrounding area.After hearing these shouts, some people who watched from afar joined in with great enthusiasm, and the shouts continued for a long time.

"All the people in Guanzhong have long been thirsty for the presence of the general, and twisted their fingers to plan, and finally got their wish."

Huan Xuanxing was beside the general, half a body behind, and he was very satisfied with such a lively welcoming occasion.

After Shen Zhezi heard the words, he laughed. He first glanced at the extremely lively scene around Baqiao, then pointed to Huan Xuan and the officials behind him and said with a smile: "In this way, it is really a happy meeting. Before, I was worried that the three assistants had not been newly appointed for a long time, and the scholars and people were still tired and ill. Now that I heard this loud and vigorous voice, I know that you are working diligently and living up to the king's orders, and because of this, I was able to choose appropriately and know people well. .”

After Huan Xuan and the others heard this, they felt a little embarrassed at first. After all, the current scene was indeed deliberately created, hoping to win the favor of the general, and the general's words were really revealing.But afterwards they couldn't help being proud. After all, being able to put on such a grand occasion was enough to demonstrate their past achievements.

After landing, the general didn't let people prepare the car to drive. He got on his horse and went straight to Chang'an surrounded by his entourage.

Between Chang'an and Baqiao, the avenue is flat and spacious, and the people and civilians lined the road for more than ten li to look forward to the general's majesty.

"That gentleman with silver armor and jade face is General Shen? Why is he so young?"

The Sanfu people have heard the name of General Shen for a long time, but this time they were able to see it in person. After seeing General Shen surrounded by Huan Xuan and other Sanfu powerhouses, their first reaction was probably unbelievable. I feel that the real image of General Shen is completely contrary to their imagination.

In their view, even if such a dignified person who can control so many kings, deter many Jin and Hu tyrants, and create a grand atmosphere in Taiwan, even if he is not an old and powerful traitor, he should be strong and domineering, and look down on the common people. The heroic choice.

But the General Shen they saw was really too young compared to his prestige and achievements.Of course, it doesn't mean that they can't accept young dignitaries, most of them are from the family, but it is said that this General Shen didn't come from a famous family, and he was able to make it to this day all by his own hard work, so it is inevitable Amazing.

After being amazed and amazed, they couldn't help becoming excited and joyful. Although they only watched from afar, the handsome and handsome image of General Shen left a deep impression on them.

Man is always a visual animal. The beauty seen by the naked eye will subconsciously feel that his character must be noble and kind. On the contrary, an ugly and fierce person will always be respected and left a bad impression. Only through deeper contact Only then can I understand that this person is also a good person with a pure and honest character.

This is not superficial or not, after all, even Confucius judged people by their appearance, even the saints were like this, let alone ordinary people.

Most of the people present did not have the chance to get in touch with General Shen. Seeing that his handsome posture was far different from those fierce and powerful overlords they saw in the past, they all smiled: "The general is certainly a model of benevolence and beauty. It is even more rare that the king under his command is loyal and prosperous, probably the heavens are sympathetic to the blood, tears and pain of Father Sanqin's old age, and sent this sage to promote benevolent governance..."

Not long after Baqiao went west, Chang'an City was already in sight.In the fourth year of Qitai, the king's master regained Chang'an. At that time, the city was a dilapidated city, and tigers, wolves, and squirrels roamed in it. It has long since lost its former glory.But now two years have passed, and the construction of Chang'an City has also reached a very large scale.

Now that the emperor lives in Jiangbiao, and his travel platform is in Zhongzhou, Chang'an City, the former Han and Western capital, is not easy to locate.When restoring the organizational system and planning, considering the important position of Guanzhong in the general trend of the world, Shen Zhezi personally instructed that Chang'an City should be compared with Jiangdong's capital in terms of system, and compared with Jiankang in terms of scale. It is built in the absolute center of Shaanxi.

Today's Chang'an New City is rebuilt just like Luoyang. As for the old city, it has been slightly repaired and serves as the base camp of the newly formed Kansai army in Yongzhou Governor's Mansion.

The overall planning of Chang'an City is grand, but the world is far from being stable at present. In addition, Luoyang in Zhongzhou is still under construction, and it is difficult to carry out many large-scale construction projects at the same time while supporting the army. , so in the past two years, Chang'an City has only built a part of the inner city area.

But even so, the newly completed city is already the largest city in Guanzhong, and the grand pattern is already visible.

After entering Chang'an City, Shen Zhezi stayed at the Jingzhao Office in the city. The journey was tiring, and he did not immediately summon a group of worshiping officials and village sages. He joined Li Chong and several others to get a general idea of ​​Sansuke's current business situation.

Huan Xuan was in charge of the Guanzhong military, especially the establishment of the military mansion and the entire Kansai Army. Although he had to report the progress to Xingtai regularly in the past, many details were not as detailed as those reported above.So after entering the mansion, he introduced this kind of situation to the general in detail.

"At present, the counties in the pass are peaceful, and General Hongwu Xiao even traveled far to northern Shaanxi to intimidate the upper counties... As for the construction of military mansions, they have now reached a large scale. In all the counties and counties in the pass, there are more than [-] military mansions. There are nearly [-] soldiers with armor in the military households. Although they cannot be called an elite army, it is enough to guard Guanlong and Anjing to guard the soil..."

Shen Zhezi listened carefully to Huan Xuan's report, asking for details from time to time, and he also attached great importance to the construction of the Guanxi Army.

Since Xingtai has grown from strength to strength, its military establishment has undergone several twists and turns.For example, when Shen Zhezi first entered Tuzhong and built Liang County, Shen Zhezi's team was mainly from the village children from Jiangdong and Wuzhong counties. militia.

Later, when the Huainan Governor's Mansion went north to recover Shouchun, the army under his command was expanded again. Jiangdong's children were no longer the mainstream of the army, but they were still an important part of the army, mainly concentrated in the navy.

It's not that the soldiers from Jiangdong are not available, and the quality of the soldiers is not as good as that of the north. It is really that if the soldiers from Jiangdong are recruited poorly and garrisoned far away from their hometowns, morale will inevitably be low, and the cost will be too high.On the contrary, it is better to conscript soldiers from the nearby Central Plains. Those refugees are brave enough to be useful, and scattered in the countryside is a hidden danger.

The biggest change among them was that after the victory in the Central Plains and the defeat of Shikan in Hebei, Shen Zhezi also led Xuzhou, with a force of several hundred thousand under his command.

After several years of operation, the increase in quantitative strength is not large. The main thing is to digest the income and rectify the interior, which is accompanied by large-scale disarmament.

On the one hand, after more than ten years of hard work, although those soldiers have become experienced after many battles, the decline in physical strength and the consumption of old soldiers are also very big problems.On the other hand, as the territory of Xingtai grew larger, a credible group was urgently needed for local control. Shen Zhezi was unwilling to quote local clans on a large scale, so he could only rely on these veterans who were born and died.

Soldiers are aging, and there are gaps in the construction of the army. This is a hidden danger that any regime must face.Especially in the troubled times after Yongjia, the rise and fall of several Hulu regimes were all related to this.

For example, Shi Le was born as a slave in his early years, and his old team was known as the Eighteen Horsemen. He was a thief at first, and then a bandit. He moved to Hebei and became the overlord.However, the hidden dangers of Jie State in Shile's later period have actually been revealed, that is, there is no supplement of a stable source of troops, and the original team is also consolidated, and internal friction has begun.

In the original history, although the country of Jie did not experience the great defeat on the Huai River and the years-long internal strife, its power has actually declined all the way since Shi Hu came to power.The powerful army that originally followed Shi Le across Hebei and wiped out the Quartet seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, and Shi Hu had repeatedly used troops outside, but he was also defeated in many cases.

For example, the Heilonglong Army of the Jie Kingdom, which many people in later generations boasted about, is really good-looking literally. It may be well-armed, but after being brought to Liangzhou by Ma Qiu, a prodigal, it was attacked by the Liangzhou Army led by Xie Ai. He was hit hard, almost completely defeated in one battle.

Behind these diametrically opposite performances is the weakening of military construction. Most of the soldiers in the old years withered, and their combat effectiveness declined seriously.Although Shi Hu started his career as a martial artist and is known for his tyranny, it is natural to say that he would not be so negligent in military equipment, but he faces one of the biggest difficulties, that is, there is not enough military resources.

For the country of Jie, which dominates the north, this seems to be a ridiculous argument, but one of Shihu's biggest knots is that he does not trust the Jin people, which has resulted in the desperate suppression and enslavement of the Jin people in the north. Don't dare to quote for reuse.

The Jie tribe itself is not a big tribe, and it is even more incomparable with the Jin people in the north in terms of size. In addition, the Shihu's seizure of the country also caused a certain negative impact on him.So in the later period of Shihu, it seemed that there was a great reality. A civil strife by the warriors of the Eastern Palace fought all the way from Guanzhong to Heluo, sweeping half of the north, and it still needed to rely on foreign tribes such as Diqiang to calm down.

After Shi Hu's death, Di Qiang returned to the west, and the armed forces of Jie State became weaker, and the Jin people's armed forces came to power again. The most representative of them is naturally the begging army of Li Nong's family.The reason why Ran Min came to power had a lot to do with the support of the Qihuo Army.

On the other hand, the court of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, in fact, whenever there was chaos in the north, the situation in the south was strong for a period of time.Especially during the chaos of Hu Xingdi and the collapse of the former Qin Dynasty, the chaos in the north was even worse in Yongjia. A large number of Jin people fled south, which added a lot of troops to the south.However, with the Sinicization of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the situation became more stable, and the southern regime lost the largest source of military strength, the exile militia, and the military declined all the way.

The reason why Shen Zhezi attaches great importance to the establishment of the Kansai Army is not for the present, but an arrangement of being prepared for danger in times of peace.As a matter of fact, as Taiwan's military system is becoming more and more perfect, the current composition of troops is more than enough to unify the north and the south, regardless of the larger goal.

Therefore, the establishment of the Kansai Army is not a top priority, but a reserve force he left for future generations.If an armed force wants to shine without losing control, it needs a relatively long incubation period.

Especially the successors after the founders themselves have less prestige. What they need is stability and strength within the system, not extraordinary performance under the call of personal prestige and charm.

With the gradual stabilization of Guanzhong, Xingtai has actually begun to plan the most important goal of the Northern Expedition, which is to go north and completely wipe out the Shihu regime in Jie State.However, the establishment of the Kansai Military Mansion took less than two years, and it is certainly impossible to use it in this decisive battle.

But in the next period of time, whether it is to completely pacify Guanlong or even Hexi, or continue to attack the northern Hus from afar, the Kansai Army will definitely shine in it.

Although there is not much hope for the Kansai Army at the moment, Shen Zhezi is full of confidence in its future, and although the military houses in Guanzhong are still unusable as a whole, since the framework has been set up, it is also necessary to focus on cultivating a group of elite backbones strength.

So after listening to Huanxuan's report, Shen Zhezi first expressed his satisfaction, and then said: "The military mansion is complete, and it should be tempered a little bit. I have one more thing to do when I come to the West this time, that is, the Xingtai has been decided. , Select the best among the best in the military mansions in Guanzhong, and form a new elite army, which will be established alongside the previous four armies. Later, I will ask Marquis Huan to work again and inform the various mansions."

Huan Xuan nodded after hearing the words, and he was not surprised by this. The long-term turmoil in Guanzhong has cultivated a strong folk custom, and a little training and sharpening will be a brave choice. Waiting for the parallel elite army is also a natural choice.And in this way, it will also help the overall integration and control of the Kansai Army.

After talking about this, Shen Zhezi brought up the new arrangement for Huanxuan, that is, to leave Guanzhong and return to Xingtai, and serve as the new general of the Shengwu Army with the general of chariots and the third division of Kaifu Yitong. Governor Guo Song replaced Huan Xuan as governor of Yongzhou, and governor of Longyou Yu Manzhi officially served as governor of Qinzhou.

Huan Xuan had no objection to this arrangement. Long before the Western Expedition, he knew that staying in Guanzhong was only a division of effort, and that he was getting older in recent years, and he was no longer suitable for being such a busy Shaanxi uncle. To be able to retreat bravely at the most revered moment, and to be the commander of a transcendent army like the Shengwu Army, is indeed an extremely generous arrangement.

Shen Zhezi is not a cold person. Since Huan Xuan knew how to advance and retreat, he did not hesitate to give preferential treatment. In addition to arranging for Huan Xuan Ronggao, the newly formed Kansai elite, the first army leader planned to be His son Huan Rong was in charge.In this way, Huan Rong became the backbone warrior of Xingtai's direct line alongside Xiao Yuandong and others.

After the military affairs discussion was over, the sky had already completely darkened. This was Shen Zhezi's private time, and he summoned Shen Jin and others from Liuzhen Guanzhong to have dinner.

　A big chapter of [-] words, it is said that the work and rest have been completely messed up recently, my brain hurts, and I don't want to go to work. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)