Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 578 National Policy

In the tent, a white and red double-faced banner stands behind Liu Chan, each representing the two systems of the North and the South.In the tent, in order to show that the Han and Hu are equal nationals of the Han Dynasty, more than a dozen Han and Hu officials all have seats. Generally speaking, there are more Han and fewer Hu.

After a round of toasting, after drinking and eating, the attendant entered the account and removed the food and drink before the table, and replaced it with tea.The civil and military men of the great Han Dynasty also knew about the upcoming major events, and arranged each other's clothes, preparing to discuss the meeting of the Northern Expedition next year.

Liu Chan took a mouthful of tea, swirled it in his mouth a few times, and spit it out again. He took a warm towel from the attendant and wiped his face briefly. I have suffered a great defeat, and the current situation in the world is in chaos. I don't know if the ministers have a strategy to go east to teach me."

Everyone looked at each other for a while, and Huang Quan cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, at the end of the Han Dynasty, the world competed for the throne, the states and counties were chaotic, and the heroes were separated. Sun Quan, Cao Cao and Xianzu were the only ones who could rule the roost. Three points today, one in the past It only takes one or two years for the state to be abandoned, but now the Sun family has been in the east of the Yangtze River for more than [-] years, and the Cao family has been operating the Central Plains for [-] years. It has only been more than [-] years since the Han Dynasty split the western land, and the country is of different depths. "

"That's why I thought that if your Majesty wants to go east to decide the world, he should damage Wei and Wu and make up for the great Han. The household registration in Hedong is [-], and the people are more than [-], and the three Jins are connected outside. The three Jins have tens of thousands of household registrations and hundreds of thousands of people. If the great Han can take the lands of the Three Jins and the River East, the people in Heguan will number in the millions."

"At that time, the Han Dynasty will move its capital city to Guanzhong in the north, and rely on this powerful army to enter Hebei to fight against the Wei Dynasty. He dare not face the front, and Hebei can be obtained at his fingertips. This is the reason why Qin destroyed the six kingdoms, and Gaozu was able to win the foundation of the world. Therefore, the Han Dynasty first took Hedong and consolidated Tongguan. , An Guanzhong is the top priority."

"This year's Eastern Expedition to Hedong failed, but Sima Yi retreated to protect himself, while Eastern Wu was defeated. The terrain in Hedong is flat and there are few dangers. Next year, the Eastern Expedition will defeat Wei's elite and plunder its citizens, so as to win. Our country. If you practice this strategy for more than ten years, you will definitely get something.”

It can be said that Huang Quan’s plan mainly emphasizes that the current situation is different from that at the end of the Han Dynasty. At the time when the world was in chaos, it was enough to occupy a state for two or three years. Now, it takes decades for each country to cultivate a land, which cannot be compared with the same day.Nowadays, if you want to compete for the world, you need to spend a lot of time and maybe get something.

Therefore, Huang Quan's strategic goal is still Hedong. He hopes that Dahan can conquer Hedong and Tongguan to ensure that Dahan has a complete Guanzhong. Competing for the land of the Three Jins and Hebei.

Jiang Wei, who was at the end of the military tent, echoed and said: "Your Majesty, I think what General Hussars said is reasonable. I am a big man who can rule Hexi County, the east and west of the big river, and in Luliang (Luliang Mountain), there are Qianghu everywhere. If you can take over the Qiang and Hu, then your ministers will lead troops across the river to attack Wei Taiyuan and Hexi County, and you will surely be able to fight the battle with Hedong."

Based on Huang Quan's strategy, Jiang Wei proposed to open up a second battlefield, that is, guerrilla warfare to attack the Luliang mountainous area north of Hedong County and west of Jinyang.There are a large number of Qiang and Hu nationalities living and existing in these areas. Jiang Wei hopes to win over the Qiang and Hu for the use of the Han, so that he can control the Luliang Mountain area and echo the southern Han's strategy of attacking Hedong.

As soon as Jiang Wei's words fell, Lu Zhi stepped out and said, "Your Majesty, I don't think what General Hussars said is the best policy. As General Hussars said, he ruled the Central Plains against Wei for more than [-] years. Hebei is the essence. Now when we are attacking Hedong and Tongguan, we must contend with the power against Wei."

"Tongguan is the most powerful pass in the world. There are continuous mountains in the south and dangerous rivers in the north; Hedong is the throat of the Three Jin Dynasties, a land of prosperity. There are peaceful people outside and mountains and rivers inside and outside. These two places are against the Wei Dynasty. Relying on the pillars and deploying heavy troops to guard them is a place that is difficult to break through for a while."

"However, the mouth of the Great Han is not as good as that of Wei Wei, the soldiers are not as wide as Wei Wei, and the soldiers are not as good as Wei Zhong. In the past, the Great Han was able to take Liang and Long. You will fight well, so you can overcome it.”

"Nowadays the great Han leads a heavy army to attack the east of the river east of the river. It is not a wise move, nor is it a way to use troops. Therefore, we, a great man, should adopt the strategy of using the strong to defeat the weak. We will enrich our country, broaden our country, and strengthen us. The military strength of the Han Dynasty, this is the way to strengthen the foundation and enrich the roots, Your Majesty should learn from it."

Huang Quan snorted a little dissatisfied when he heard this, and said: "Servant Lu, in the struggle for power in the world, you can't win with words, you need a sharp sword in your hand to conquer the enemy and seize the land."

Lu Zhi cupped his hands slightly towards Huang Quan, and respectfully said: "General Hussars is a famous general of our great Han, and he must know the art of war. Soldiers, the temple is counted first, and those who must be counted are those who are strong and weak. It will be difficult to win. General Hussars said that he would take Hedong and compete with Wei for the Three Jins. This is what he meant. But attacking Hedong is to use the weak to overcome the strong, and it depends on how much you can do."

Lu Zhi believed that the reason why the Great Han was able to capture Longyou and Guanzhong from Cao Wei was that although the national strength of the Shu Han was not as strong as that of Cao Wei, the number of soldiers he could muster in a certain area was greater than that of Cao Wei. , It is difficult to recruit soldiers from the Central Plains.

But now that the big Han is approaching Hedong, the battle with Cao Wei is now a national war. With the national strength of the Shu Han, it is difficult to match Cao Wei, and there is a high probability of winning less and losing more.It is better for the big Han to continue to implement the method of using the weak to overcome the strong, harming the Wei and benefiting the Han, and strengthening the national strength of the Han.

Huang Quan sneered and said, "Since Minister Lu has said this, Quan will listen with all his heart."

Lu Zhi straightened his back and said under the eyes of everyone: "I think our army can go to Wuguan, follow Ankang, and attack Jingbei and Nanyang. There are three counties in Jingbei, Nanyang, Nanxiang, and Xiangyang. According to what I heard from Sima Yi It is said that there are 40 to [-] households in this place, and nearly [-] people in the mouth."

"Jingbei leads to Ruluo in the north, connects Qin and Shu in the west, covers Jingchu in the south, and overlooks Wuyue in the east. This is the place where the Four Wars are fought, and it is also a place where military force is used. If my big man can conquer Jingbei, Luoyang is the best place to deter Cao Rui from moving his capital. , go out to the east and take Huaisi, and fight against Wei Wei for the Central Plains. If you want to defend yourself, you can hold Dafu (Tongbai Mountain) in the east, rest on Funiu in the north, connect with Guanzhong in the northwest, and connect with Bashu in the southwest. Tens of thousands of soldiers in the interior are enough to protect yourself.”

The three prefectures in Jingbei are basically located in the Nanyang Basin, which was the largest county in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was called "Emperor Township" in ancient times. At its peak, it had a population of millions, and it was called "Zhongzhou Granary".

As far as transportation is concerned, Nanyang is the revolving door of the world, and any major wars related to the Central Plains will involve this place. "Going to Nanyang and moving to the east, entering Lantian and closing to the right" basically expresses the important geographical location of the Nanyang Basin.

Another point about the Han Dynasty is that most of the Jingzhou scholars at the core of the Han Dynasty are from Nanyang County.If they fight back to Jingbei, the Ma brothers, Wei Yan, Deng Ai, Deng Zhi, Zong Yu, Fu Xue, and Liao Hua can basically go back to their hometowns.

Huang Quan stroked his beard and asked: "After Nanyang is taken down, won't my big man face against Wei Wei and compete for Henan and Yanzhou, and I'm afraid our big man will be hard to beat."

Lu Zhi smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said: "Taking Xu Luo in the north, if the big man can defeat Cao Wei here, he will be able to shock the Central Plains. Cao Rui can only move his capital to Hebei to avoid the edge of the big man. Then the big man can take advantage of the situation and go east to Runan to attack Huaisi is to determine the south of the great river. Wei lost the Central Plains, and only Hebei and the Three Jins remained, so it was easy to take them. At that time, the people of Wei were just lingering, and there would be nothing to fear."

Lu Zhi's plan was very big, and he hoped to dig a hole in Cao Wei's abdomen, cut Cao Wei down the middle, and annex Cao Wei's land south of the Yellow River.Then attack the Three Jins in the north or directly attack Hebei, and wipe out Wei's power in Hebei in one fell swoop.

(I broke my promise, I will definitely go to the third watch tomorrow)

(End of this chapter)