Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 940
In August, autumn is getting stronger between Heluo.

Due to the fierce struggle between the two Zhaos in the early years, Luoyang's vitality was exhausted to the extreme, and it is still difficult to recover.The so-called emperor's mansion, including Luoyang City, is a desolate scene of long-term chaos.

Of course, not all places are so dilapidated.The Jinyong City in the north of the city and its adjacent Luoyang Fortress have been continuously under construction.Although it can't be said to restore the old view, it has gradually formed the weather pattern of the Xiongcheng Fortress.

The management of the Heluo area can be roughly divided into two stages. Before this year, Tao Bao and his generals only kept thoughts of Luoyang for a temporary residence, and had no plans to occupy Luoyang for a long time. The right opportunity to return to Hebei.

Of course, even if Taobao wanted to manage the business at that time, it was really beyond its capabilities.For one thing, Luoyang was devastated too badly. Even after the defeat of Han and Zhao, several successive generals of Jie State were not good guards.Even if there was still some people's power base in the early years, Shi Hu spent a lot of money passing through here during his southern expedition.

Another reason is also extremely realistic, that is, Taobao's subordinates, including Taobao himself, have no experience or talent in governing the people's livelihood and political affairs in a place. Even if they have ideas in this regard, they don't know where to start and how to do it .Taobao also tried to recruit some talented people from the village, but with little success, and it is rare to find good talents.

The arrival of Lu De became an opportunity for change. As soon as he entered the army account, Tao Bao paid special attention to him with the theory of ten victories and ten defeats. Joined the army and was entrusted with law enforcement.

Lu De received this respect and courtesy, and he also tried his best to help Tao Bao.The first thing he did was to rectify the law and issued a decree to use copper rods as punishment, and turned the [-] miles around Luoyang City into a restricted area, no matter whether soldiers or civilians, hunting with weapons is not allowed here.

At the beginning, the soldiers under Tao Bao's command were extremely resistant to this, and looked down on Lu De, a counselor who was so arrogant, and some even deliberately violated the prohibition and rode horses in the ruins of Luoyang City to commit murder.Tao Bao showed a very strong supportive attitude, not only leading by example, but even executing the execution himself, and the injunction and Lude's authority were quickly established.

Of course, this is also because of Lu De's in-depth analysis of Tao Bao: "In ancient times, it was better to recuperate with lenient orders and simpler punishments, so as not to disturb the people. Severe punishments can only be done in order, and orders are used. Orders do not seek good or evil, only what must be done, and the people are willing to collect themselves..."

Even Taobao himself understands these clichés.If Lude's skills only stop here, it is not worth Taobao's attention.It's not like Taobao has never had similar ideas. You must know that although he is ignorant, he is also a general in the Jie country who grew up in actual combat, but he still dare not implement it because he fears that the army will conflict and even disperse.

However, Lu De was able to combine the government order with the general situation, taking advantage of the Huainan Army's battle with Shi Kan, and the people of Heluo shrinking back in fear and not daring to cause chaos to achieve their goals.

Therefore, in a very short period of time, the people of Luoyang have awe-inspiring military law, and their military appearance has been greatly improved.The people in the surrounding countryside also quickly noticed this change, and they spontaneously approached Luoyang without the Jie soldiers searching and looting in all directions, because their personal safety could be guaranteed here, even if it was only for a while.

Lu De's suggestion made Taobao give up all-out intervention in the war in the north and south of the Yellow River in the east. Under the condition of ensuring the stability of Heluo, it only carried out some small-scale intrusions to achieve the purpose of delaying the progress of the war, so as to gain more for itself. time.

Therefore, although the fighting outside Heluo was fierce, the surrounding areas of Luoyang ushered in a period of stability.And Taobao's strength has also been greatly improved in this short period of time, which inevitably makes Taobao even more regretful that he did not get Lu De's service earlier.

Although the Heluo area is dilapidated, it is not uninhabited. First of all, because of its geographical advantage in the sky and the relatively closed environment, once the surrounding area becomes chaotic, a large number of people will naturally flood into the mountains and rivers to hide.

The second is that after the Jie Kingdom unified the north, a large number of powerful warriors and miscellaneous Hus moved inward from Guanzhong, Hedong and other places.Although most of them are arranged between Hebei, Hebei also has a capacity limit, and the Luoyang area, which is the residence of the emperor in the Middle Jin Dynasty, has become another supplementary resettlement area.

After the Jie country's rule collapsed, those people could not disappear out of thin air.In the past, Taobao could only coerce and plunder with his military strength, controlling a small part of the swimming food, and more of it was out of his control.

After Lude arrived, he also formulated a series of strategies for people's livelihood, so as to gradually bring those wilderness refugees under control.Although these strategies are slow to take effect, it takes years of accumulation to be effective, and it is not as fast as direct robbery.

But in fact, Taobao himself also understands that looting is only a temporary measure, and being able to firmly root in one side is the opportunity for real rise.For example, Shi Le, the former master in the early years, traveled north and south and made great achievements in battle. However, because he did not have a stable ruling area, his momentum was like floating clouds in the sky, and it was difficult to control gathering and dispersing.He has been rooted in Hebei under the advice of You Hou Zhang Bin, and finally became a generation of heroes.

Taobao's foundation is much better than that of Shi Le in the early years, at least he doesn't need to choose another foundation, the land of Heluo is the best choice.There are also many disputes around the four fields. Shi Kan and Huainan Shen Weizhou who are most likely to threaten him are still at war, and the rest are not enough to be enemies.

In addition to the military fortresses such as Jinyong City and Luoyang Fortress in Luoyang today, the vitality of other areas is also slowly recovering, such as the vicinity of Yangqu in the west of Luoyang City. In the early years, it was the place where Chinese and Korean dignitaries gathered. In the past few months, with the influx of people, it has gradually regained its vitality. At least tens of thousands of people gathered here to live and cultivate wasteland.

As for Lu De, he even made a pioneering move, universally selecting all the children of the township to teach righteousness and theory.From Taobao's point of view, this is a bit redundant, and it is still the era of fierce battles between bows and horses. The so-called missionaryization, clear ethics, and determination of superiority and inferiority are really not as simple and clear as cutting with a knife and clearly distinguishing life and death.

However, out of respect for Lu De, Tao Bao did not stop this matter, and even set aside part of the grain for use, just hoping that Lu De would not delay more important matters.

The reason why Lu De wants to do this is mainly out of a feeling of nostalgia for himself and disappointment with reality.He was born in a poor family, and he suffered a lot from studying when he was young. Even after gaining some knowledge and experience, his background still strictly restricted him. He knew that in this era, the only way for a humble person to get ahead is to take risks. way out.

He was wandering for most of his life, and finally met Taobao, who is quite a master, but he is still not optimistic about Taobao's future.Congenital deficiencies, acquired deficiencies, not only failed to seize the opportunity, but also no more time.

If Taobao had just returned to Luoyang a few years ago, Lu De could have used it for his own use. He was confident that even if Taobao could not be cultivated as a hero who competed for the world, at least he could occupy Luoyang for a longer time. As for being completely powerless to fight back.

But now, Huainan is in dire straits, and the dispute in Hebei will also be clear.Previously, Lu De suggested that the Huainan Army be restrained a little in the Yellow River. It would be best to delay this battle until winter.

At the beginning, Taobao performed well. Although Chenggao was besieged by the enemy, it could still greatly restrain the Huainan army on the Yellow River waterway.But soon, Tao Bao got tired of this kind of action of beating the side drum without directly gaining any direct results, and turned his attention to the counties in southern Henan, which were weak in strength.

The main force of the Huainan Army was concentrated on the south bank of the Yellow River. Although there were still some troops in the counties in southern Henan, especially in Runan, these troops were only enough to protect themselves.Especially in Runan, a place where mutual markets and commerce are concentrated, without enough troops to deter, the business roads have been lost one after another.

Although Taobao did not dare to attack Runan with all its main forces, fearing that it would completely anger Huainan and make them give up Shikan and attack Heluo with all their strength, they also sent rangers to block the commercial roads and loot the merchants on the roads.In this way, the harvest is also extremely rich, and to a certain extent, it can be regarded as solving the shortage of materials in Luoyang. The large warehouses located in the east of Jinyong City have been filled.

But this kind of short-term plundering is really easy to let go and hard to take back. Taobao also highly valued his control over the army, and the generals under his command even left the defense zone privately to go out to plunder after tasting the sweetness.

The army that had been working hard to clean up before became even more corrupt. For example, Yique, an important town in the south of Luoyang, originally had more than [-] defenders, but the Huainan Army Division in the south suddenly launched an attack. When they went out to plunder, they were surrounded by the Huainan army and almost half of them were wiped out.

The fall of Yique made the situation in Luoyang suddenly tense.What's more terrible is that a large number of soldiers were thrown into the unorganized plunder, which caused insufficient containment on the Yellow River waterway, and then allowed the Huainan navy to concentrate east to participate in the battle, and ended the battle on the Liyang side cleanly.

After Shi Kan's defeat, there were no forces around Luoyang to help share the constraints, and Heluo became meat on the chopping block.However, the Huainan Army did not fight in depth in Hebei at all. It joined Xuzhou and tens of thousands of troops to attack Luoyang westward along the Yellow River waterway and both sides of the waterway.

Peach Leopard may have a certain aura of knowing the master, but he really doesn't have that kind of endowment.Fascinated by short-term profits, it turns out that when you wake up, it is too late to regret.

He may still be counting on the old master Shihu to rescue him right now, so he can still maintain some stubbornness, but Lude is completely disappointed in this, not to mention that Taobao has been away from Shihu's influence for several years. His person has always been Shihu's confidant Humerus.

But it is obvious that the most important thing for Shi Hu's eyes is not to expand outwards, but to stabilize the half of Hebei that he just captured.When the powerful enemy has made it clear that they will not continue to attack, it is impossible to chase after them and rescue Luoyang, an enclave that has no vital interests, regardless of the cost.Even if you want to send troops to the south, at most it will be as far as the riverside, and you must beware of the enemy's possible counterattack at any time.

　I finally wrote about the attack on Luoyang, which was the last step of Xianhe's 11-year strategy. I always felt that military victory in the Eastern Jin and Northern Expeditions was only a prerequisite, and there were more things worth discussing besides.Now it is far from a complete victory, so this can be regarded as a new starting point.By the way, it's the last day at the end of the month, please ask for a monthly pass again. . .

　　
　
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