Great Military Division

Chapter 487 The bitter cold of Youzhou has turned into Jiangnan?

Yangzhou, Danyang.

State Shepherd House.

Standing in the octagonal pavilion in the inner courtyard, Liu Yao stood with his hands behind his back, feeling the coolness in the spring breeze, thinking about the current situation in his mind, Jing Xiang's situation was beyond his expectation.

Although Liu Biao left, he was almost captured by the Jingxiang gentry. Nanyang is very close to Jingxiang, which can guarantee Liu Biao's safety, but what about himself?
Out of reach!

The pressure I am facing is much more difficult than that of Liu Biao.

Even the current Liu Yao can already clearly feel that the Yangzhou gentry's supervision of him is becoming more and more stringent.

Maybe it won't be long, as long as the battle situation in Jingxiang is heard, the Yangzhou gentry will have a real showdown with themselves.

Will Nanyang lose?

Now that they have captured Fancheng, why don't they take advantage of the trend and attack Xiangyang?
Once you take Xiangyang, you can drive straight in and push the Jingxiang gentry to the south of the Yangtze River. This is a complete victory, and now you actually give the opponent a chance to breathe?

Liu Yao did not understand the purpose of the Nanyang court, but he would not naively think that this was a strategic mistake of the Nanyang court. After all, the previous Nanyang court was victorious in every battle.

If His Majesty the Emperor would really make such a low-level mistake, then Nanyang Hanting would have also lost before. Since he didn't, there is a high probability that there will be tricks in it.

What is Nanyang Hanting waiting for?
Liu Yao's mind was like lightning, and he kept thinking.

but
After a long time, there was still no answer.

Just when Liu Yao was puzzled.

suddenly.

Not far away, there was a long-lasting announcement:
"Report—!"

Liu Yao took advantage of the situation and turned his head to look.

But seeing, the attendant from the mansion rushed over, bowed his body and cupped his hands and said, "My lord, General Chen Shi begs to see you."

Liu Yao was taken aback for a moment, his brows were so frowned that he could crush a cow to death: "Chen Shi?"

The attendant nodded: "That's right, it's General Chen."

Chen Shi is his newly promoted general. He is currently in charge of the navy from the mouth of the Yangtze River to Moling. The navy under his command has reached 2 people. He is a well-known general.

but
Shouldn't it be on duty at this time?

Could it be that something major happened?
Realizing that something was wrong, Liu Yao waved his hand, "Take General Chen to the living room, I'll be there later."

The attendant nodded and nodded: "Here."

Immediately.

Turn around and leave, go straight outside the mansion.

Liu Yao returned to the inner house, changed into fresh clothes, and went straight to the living room.

Sure enough, when he came to the living room, Chen Shi was already waiting inside, with a worried expression on his face, pacing back and forth non-stop, obviously something anxious happened.

"General Chen."

Liu Yao walked into the living room, waved his hand to interrupt Chen Shi, who was about to salute, and signaled him to sit aside: "You came today, but you are in the direction of the Yangtze River. Is there any urgent matter?"

"Yes."

Chen Shi nodded affirmatively.

At that moment, he fully revealed the size of the Nanyang Navy: "That's the way it is. The strength of the Nanyang Navy has far exceeded our expectations."

"According to the estimate of the last general, the opponent should go up the Shuojiang River and go straight to Jingxiang, copying Cai Mao's retreat. Maybe the battle in Xiangyang will be the end of Jingxiang's battle."

hiss-!
Liu Yao was shocked when he heard it, and he couldn't believe it: "Could it be that this is the reason why the Nanyang court has never attacked Xiangyang. They were waiting for their own navy?"

"General Chen, follow me."

Liu Yao waved his hand to signal Chen Shi to follow him.

"Here."

Chen Shi cupped his hands and immediately followed.

The two left the living room and went straight to the side hall not far away.

There is a huge sand table here, covering Yangzhou, Jingxiang, Xuzhou, Yuzhou and other places. The most conspicuous thing is the Yangtze River running through the middle.

From the map, once the Nanyang Navy enters Jingxiang and cooperates with Sun Jian in Fancheng, Jingbei will be completely isolated. At least after the first battle, the entire Jingbei will be completely liberated.

If Cai Mao transfers Jingnan's troops to Jingbei for support at this time, perhaps this battle can eliminate at least seven or eight out of ten of Jingzhou's troops. As for the rest, even if they resist, they still won't last long.

"What a strategic detour!"

Liu Yao stared at the sand table, his eyes almost popped.

He finally understood why the court was not in a hurry to attack.

The opponent's appetite was too great, and he didn't want to spend too much time attacking Jingxiang, but wanted to eat all of Jingxiang's soldiers and horses in one go, so as to defeat Jingxiang in one battle.

"Lord!"

At this moment, Chen Shi let out a sigh of relief, and said softly: "If the Nanyang court's plan succeeds, then follow the trend and go south, and our Yangzhou will also face a catastrophe."

"Will not."

Liu Yao shook his head and immediately denied it.

"This"

Chen Shi frowned, puzzled: "Master, does it mean that we can withstand it?"

Liu Yao said softly, "The reason why Your Majesty ordered the Nanyang navy to go to the Yangtze River instead of the Huaihe River is, in the final analysis, to deter the gentry in Yangzhou. Once the news spreads in Yangzhou, it is estimated that there will be no more wars."

Chen Shi suddenly realized, and nodded slowly: "That's right, knowing that you will die, you will naturally surrender early, but now, the governor of Yangzhou sent by the imperial court has not yet arrived."

"Correct."

Liu Yao nodded, admiring Nanyang Hanting even more: "The other party is delaying time on purpose, he wants to shake the mountain and shake the tiger, if Jing Xiang wins, he will come naturally."

"What's the use of coming here now? Are you spending a lot of time fighting with the Yangzhou gentry? People like Gu Yong are not so easy to fight."

"If the Nanyang court can win a big victory in Jingxiang, then Gu Yong will naturally understand the current affairs and actively cooperate. Wouldn't it be twice the result with half the effort?"

Chen Shi suddenly realized again: "So that's how it is."

Liu Yao was completely relieved, and breathed a sigh of relief: "See, this is the method of the Nanyang Emperor. We can just wait here with peace of mind. It is not us who are anxious now, but the Yangzhou gentry."

It is clear.

The Nanyang court was not very friendly to the aristocratic family.

Therefore, aristocratic families everywhere also do not welcome the imperial court.

But if they are faced with death and genocide, they can only accept it reluctantly, and then try to mediate.

At this point, Liu Yao put his hands behind his back again, with a touch of admiration on his face: "I never expected that His Majesty would have such means at such a young age. I think the big man will definitely be able to revive in his hands."

"Sanxing Yanhan!"

Liu Yao went out proudly, suddenly feeling refreshed and full of energy: "I may extend another 400 years and become a great dynasty comparable to the Great Zhou!"

In history, the 800-year foundation of the Zhou Dynasty is the longest dynasty. The Han Dynasty has gone through 400 years. If it lasts for another 400 years and surpasses the Zhou Dynasty, it can be called the strongest dynasty in history.

*****
Bingzhou, Taiyuan.

Zhang Liao barracks.

Central Army, big tent.

Standing in front of the sand table, Zhang Liao stared at Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses who had suddenly changed their positions. He felt unspeakable anger in his heart. This meant that the forces they were going to face next had undergone major changes from before, and they needed to make timely adjustments. .

Although Zhang Liao had already transferred some of his troops back from other places, the latest situation caught Zhang Liao by surprise and made people overwhelmed.

"Report—!"

At this moment, Zhang Liao was in the big tent, discussing the military situation with all the soldiers.

suddenly.

There was a long sound from outside the tent.

Zhang Liao looked up.

But seeing, his own guard lifted the curtain and entered, bowed his body and cupped his hands and said: "General, Zhang Yan of the Black Mountain Army has something urgent to see you."

Zhang Liao frowned, took a long breath, and said as if he had expected it: "General Zhang Yan is still here, let him in, this matter must be explained to him after all."

The guard nodded and nodded, "Here."

Immediately.

Bow down and leave the tent.

Not long after, Zhang Yan was furious, lifted the curtain and entered without saluting, and immediately shouted sharply: "Zhang Liao, what do you mean? Why did you suddenly delay the attack time?"

"General Zhang calm down, let me explain to you."

Zhang Liao kept calm all the time, and waved his hand to signal him to sit aside: "Why don't we want to settle the battle early, but now some minor accidents happened, just in case, we can only postpone the battle time."

"What accident?"

Zhang Yan led the Black Mountain Army in the mountains, and his reaction to the outside situation was a little slow, so it is not clear for the time being that Yuan Shao mobilized his troops, and even had a way to deal with the fire and thunder.

"Is such that."

At that moment, Zhang Liao informed Zhang Yan of all the recent changes: "General Zhang, the imperial court made such a response out of safety considerations."

"If Fu Huo Lei Ting can't play its due role, it will inevitably cause greater casualties. You don't want your brother to die on the eve of the imminent victory, do you?"

Zhang Yan was suddenly dumbfounded, let out a long breath, and frowned: "But, General Zhang, it won't be long before the season of spring plowing, if it continues to delay, it will be delayed."

"Although the food provided by the imperial court can last for another half a month, but the hearts of the brothers are all on the cultivated land now. After we eliminated Yuan Shao, we still need to divide the land. Isn't this all a matter?"

Although the Black Mountain Army claims to be in the millions, in fact, most of them are ordinary people. They are more concerned about the next spring plowing. If the spring plowing is delayed, it means that the emperor has broken his promise in front of the Black Mountain Army.

If the morale of the million Black Mountain Army is unstable, it is very likely to cause unnecessary losses. This is not only a pressure on Nanyang Hanting, but also a pressure on Zhang Liao.

"do not worry."

Zhang Liao patted his chest and assured: "The imperial court is already thinking about countermeasures. It is estimated that the general offensive will be launched soon. It should not delay the spring plowing."

"But."

Zhang Yan still couldn't believe it, and Dong Zhao who was beside him said softly: "General Zhang, don't worry, there is such a content in the responsibility letter I signed this year."

"Protecting the brothers in the Black Mountain Army, settling down as soon as possible, and having land to grow is the top priority. If we fail to complete it, we all face the risk of being dismissed."

"It's true."

Dong Zhao said confidently: "We already have a complete set of security work arrangements for the Black Mountain Army brothers. If the speed is fast, it will be resolved within ten days."

Zhang Yan frowned: "Ten days?"

Dong Zhao smiled lightly: "Of course, if the general doesn't believe you, you can follow me to see the work arrangement. You can also ask Guo Daxian how many times I have communicated with him this year."

Guo Daxian is the only scholar in the Black Mountain Army.

Therefore, when Dong Zhao communicated with the internal affairs of the Black Mountain Army, he was basically in contact with Guo Daxian.

This matter naturally cannot escape the eyes of Zhang Yan, the leader of the Black Mountain Army. He is very clear that Guo Daxian has been doing this matter, and almost all preparations have been made.

Zhang Yan sighed: "Of course I know that you are well prepared, but I am afraid that the opportunity to fight will be delayed, which will cause the spring plowing to be postponed or even completely delayed."

"General Zhang, don't worry."

Zhang Liao took a deep breath and said sonorously, "Your Majesty is more worried about the resettlement of millions of people in the Black Mountain Army than you are. He has already sent people to transfer food and grass to support things after the spring plowing."

"So, you can rest assured, even if there is no way to deal with it, I believe that once the time is up, His Majesty will definitely issue an order for a general attack, and then we will attack by force."

Zhang Yan knew that there was nothing he could do at the moment, so he could only nod his head and nodded: "At present, this is the only way to go. General Zhang, the last general has already made preparations. If necessary, our Black Mountain Army is willing to take the lead and attack Yuan Shao."

"How can this work?"

Zhang Liao refused without hesitation: "We are the real main force of the imperial court. How can we let the brothers of the Black Mountain Army take the lead? Aren't you slapping someone in the face of me?"

"How dare you dare."

Zhang Yan hastily cupped her hands.

"All right."

Zhang Liao waved his hand and said softly: "General Zhang, you can just wait for the order in peace. All the mouths of the Taihang Mountains must be guarded to the death. Yuan Shao must not be allowed to escape into Mobei from here. This is your biggest task."

Zhang Yan bowed her body and cupped her hands, and said solemnly: "Don't worry, general, no one is more familiar with the Taihang Mountains than I am. All the paths that can be traveled have been assigned soldiers and horses. Smoke is raised every day and fire is lit at night. I guarantee that there will be no mistakes."

"it is good."

Zhang Liao nodded affirmatively: "These words are encouraging, I believe you."

Zhang Yan clanged: "Yan will live up to the general's high hopes."

*****
Youzhou, Ji County.

State Shepherd House.

Tian Chou stood in front of the sand table, breathed a sigh of relief, and said softly: "General Gongsun, although Yuan Shao has strengthened his troops in the north, our task remains the same, the main thing is to defend."

"After all, after a whole year of fighting, Liu Zongzheng has not many troops left behind. Our offensive ability is not enough at all, so we can only defend."

"but."

Speaking of this, Tian Chou said with a little gratitude: "Fortunately, the terrain of our Youzhou is relatively special. If you want to guard these passages, the degree of difficulty is not that great."

"In addition, with your Baima Yicong, there is absolutely no problem in responding quickly. Even if the opponent storms Youzhou, I think we will support it for two or three months, and there will definitely be no problem."

Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan were at odds with each other, and Nanyang had already abolished the prefectural pastoral system, so Liu Bian transferred Liu Yu back to the imperial court to become Zongzheng, one of the nine ministers, and turned the governor of Youzhou into Tian Chou.

Although Tian Chou was in charge of the military administration of Youzhou, he basically just supervised it. The actual military power was in the hands of Gongsun Zan, and most of the political power was in the hands of prefects in various places.

Gongsun Zan won all the military power, so he naturally trusted Nanyang Hanting even more, and immediately patted his chest and assured him: "Tian Shijun, don't worry, with me here, I promise that Yuan Shao will not escape from here."

"What's more, the imperial court also sent a large number of Fuhuo Leiting. Although our infantry suffered heavy losses, the presence of Fuhuo Leiting can completely make up for the lack of defense."

"As for mobility."

Gongsun Zan was full of confidence, looked up and said, "My white horse Yi Cong, within half a day, no matter the mountain passes in various places or the cities in Youzhou, he will definitely come to support him."

Of course, Tian Chou knew very well that Gongsun Zan was referring to the territory of Youzhou to the west of Banhai Road, which was surrounded by the remnants of the Taihang Mountains and the Yanshan Mountains.

Strictly speaking, this should be Youzhou in the narrow sense, not the whole territory of Youzhou in the broad sense, including Youzhou in western and eastern Liaoning.

Tian Chou smiled lightly: "I naturally believe in General Gongsun's ability."

Gongsun Zan cupped his hands and was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something: "Oh, by the way, there will be a question at the end, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

Tian Chou said softly: "What do you think, the general, let's be blunt. Now we are partners. No matter what questions you have, just ask. I will know everything without saying anything."

"Is such that."

Gongsun Zan squeezed a strand of goatee under his jaw, and went straight to the point: "The envoy once said that the imperial court wanted to define Ji County as the northern capital, and use this as a starting point to expand outward."

"Yes."

Tian Chou did not hesitate, and nodded affirmatively: "There is indeed such a plan, what's the matter?"

Gongsun Zan frowned, and said loudly: "Although this idea is good, it seems difficult to realize it under the current conditions in Youzhou. After all, Youzhou is a place of bitter cold, with barren land and very low grain harvest."

"Under such difficult conditions, the imperial court can only protect itself at best, and there is no possibility of expanding outward. The imperial court can't rely on the mainland to provide assistance to ensure the normal operation of the northern capital, right?"

Tian Chou stared at Gongsun Zan with piercing eyes, and could see through his true intention at a glance.

On the surface, Gongsun Zan was concerned about the development of the northern capital, but in fact, he was worried that the court would write him a blank check, saying that he would never be able to achieve a goal, so as to deceive him into submitting to the court.

Tian Chou knew that he couldn't handle it. After thinking for a long time, he finally said: "Perhaps, the general doesn't know yet. In fact, the imperial court has a certain plan for Youzhou. Although it hasn't started yet, I have already heard about it."

"Oh?"

Gongsun Zan asked tentatively, "What's the plan?"

Tian Chou smiled lightly: "Naturally, it is to improve the environment in Jizhou, so that the bitter cold land will become the south of the Yangtze River."

Gongsun Zan was stunned for a moment: "Let the bitter cold land become a fortified south of the Yangtze River? How is this possible? The root cause of the barren land in Youzhou is the lack of water sources. If the water source problem cannot be solved, it will be impossible."

Speaking of this, Gongsun Zan was even more shocked when he saw Tian Chou still had a solemn expression on his face: "Master, you mean that the imperial court can solve the water source problem in Youzhou?"

"kindness."

Tian Chou nodded affirmatively: "The imperial court plans to build three reservoirs in Youzhou to store the excess water in summer and save it for use during droughts, so as to ensure farming and water for the common people."

"Reservoir?"

Gongsun Zan's eyes brightened, "Is the court really willing to do this?"

Tian Chou nodded and stood up immediately, walked to the bookshelf beside him, took out his responsibility letter from it, and turned to a certain page: "If you don't believe it, you can read it yourself."

"When the war is over, the imperial court will send experts over to carefully study the terrain of Youzhou. At present, Shanggu County, Yuyang County, and Youbeiping County are tentatively selected."

"The Yanshan Mountains in Yuyang County and Youbeiping County have snow water left every year. It is possible to build a reservoir here. As for Shanggu County, the terrain conditions are the best, and there is no problem in building a reservoir."

The reason why the Military Division Alliance dared to choose Ji County as the northern capital was that it already had a careful plan. Even in modern times, there are reservoirs in these places.

Shanggu County is Guanting Reservoir;
There is Miyun Reservoir in Yuyang County;

Right Beiping County is Yuqiao Reservoir.

In the Han Dynasty, the construction level of reservoirs was already very high. Large reservoirs were basically formed by using natural lakes or depressions, while small reservoirs were mainly ponds, which were widely used in the south.

For example, Shaopi is the earliest recorded reservoir in ancient my country. It was built in the Chu State in the Spring and Autumn Period. It is characterized by the use of plain depressions and embankments around it to form a reservoir. It is a typical plain reservoir.

In addition, there are mountainous and hilly reservoirs, and coastal area reservoirs, a total of three types of reservoirs, and the reservoir to be built in Youzhou happens to belong to mountainous and hilly reservoirs.

Jianhu Lake in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province is a reservoir built in the fifth year of Yonghe in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It took advantage of the favorable terrain of Kuaiji Mountain-plain-ocean to connect scattered lakes into a large lake and form a reservoir.

Although the level of the reservoir in the Han Dynasty still needs to be improved, experts from the Military Division Alliance have already overcome this problem. It only needs to inquire about the terrain and follow the standard construction procedures.

call-

After Gongsun Zan carefully read the letter of responsibility, he immediately felt at ease.

At this moment, he has fully believed that Nanyang Hanting attaches great importance to Youzhou and Jixian.

Otherwise, they would not spend a lot of manpower, power, and financial resources to build a reservoir for Youzhou, turning the bitterly cold land into a city that can support the northern capital of the imperial court.

"Long live Your Majesty!"

Gongsun Zan felt sincerely, and his heart was completely settled down.

"Why, are you relieved this time?"

Tian Chou smiled lightly and put away his responsibility statement.

"kindness."

Gongsun Zan nodded affirmatively: "I'm really relieved this time, the last general will cooperate well with your envoy in the future, and I promise that you will not be disappointed."

Tian Chou pinched the goatee under his jaw, and quickly waved his hand to deny: "No, you are not disappointing me, but you will not disappoint Your Majesty. We are all His Majesty's subjects, and we are all loyal to His Majesty."

"exactly!"

Gongsun Zan nodded quickly, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty is right, our allegiance is to His Majesty, hahaha."

Tian Chou smiled lightly and waved his hands: "Since that's the case, the general should go back to the camp. If there is anything to do in the future, just send someone to deliver a message. You don't have to go there yourself. There are no generals in the army, but that's not possible."

Gongsun Zan nodded, "Don't worry, I won't leave the barracks easily in the future. The barracks is my home. From now on, I will take root in the barracks."

"Hahahahahaha."

At that moment, the two looked at each other and laughed wildly.

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