Xuande

Chapter 808 The Tri-Clan Fun in Jiangxia County is Unavoidable

As far as the current situation is concerned, the armies of the major military regions are in a not-so-relaxed atmosphere.

If the military expenditure is reduced, it may cause the army's morale to be turbulent. Considering the army's unity needs, Xun You suggested that Liu Bei increase the military expenditure appropriately.

Liu Bei thought for a moment, then called Zhen Yan, Minister of the Household Department, and Liu Ye, Shaofu, and asked them to carry out calculations on the spot with their respective actuarial teams. Based on the calculation results of the Privy Council and Guan Yu's needs, they calculated whether the imperial court's expenditure could support it.

The final calculation result is that if there are no major changes, it is also possible for the Ministry of Households to allocate a part of the stored funds to support the Jiangnan Military Region.

However, considering the possible rebellion and post-war clean-up after the launch of Dutian, the imperial court must guarantee a considerable amount of money and materials, otherwise the appeasement is not timely, and further derivative disasters may be caused.

Liu Bei nodded, and looked at Liu Ye again. Liu Ye's result was more optimistic, because the salt business was indeed very profitable. In addition, the trade of rose peach wine and Shu brocade was also included in Shaofu's income. So Shaofu is indeed very rich.

Relying on the income from the salt, Liu Bei's Shaofu has already assumed a considerable part of the court's expenditure needs, and Liu Bei also uses the Shaofu as a piggy bank. If there are places in the empire that really need money urgently, then the Shaofu should Open your own mouth, and throw coins in a big splash.

Now, indeed, at this time, Liu Bei really thinks that Guan Yu's proposal is very meaningful. Once successful, Jiangnan's military security will be guaranteed to a certain extent, and it will also have great benefits for the future Jiangnan development plan. This is visible to the naked eye. .

Liu Bei was not so short-sighted, and he was not stingy, so he decided on the spot that the Shaofu would inject capital and use part of the income from selling salt to provide financial support for Guan Yu's [Jiangnan Military Water Network Project].

Then he ordered Sun Qian, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, to send a team of capable carpenters to the south of the Yangtze River, and then asked Guan Yu to gather engineering forces in the south of the Yangtze River, collect talents with relevant professional skills, and build a large number of military ports and boats.

Guan Yu was very happy and excited. After returning to Wuchang, he personally took up this matter and set up a water network planning team in the Jiangnan Military Region. He personally served as the team leader and worked hard day and night for the implementation of the water network plan. .

From then to now, in fact, it only took half a year. Although the water network plan was implemented rapidly, the preparatory work took a long time. After the official start, the completion progress was actually less than [-]%.

But what was built during this period was precisely the military water network for the distance from Wuchang to Jiangxia County and then to Nanjun.

Due to the situation that the Jiangnan Military Region may have to face after the launch of Dutian Operation, Guan Yu judged early on that there would be rebellion in Jiangxia County and Nanjun County, and it was the place where the first wave of rebellion was initiated. In order to strike the rebellion as soon as possible, Guan Yu decided It was decided to start the construction of this section of the water network first.

The construction of this section of the water network just needs to use the Yangtze River system. The Yangtze River system has abundant water, wide and deep waterways, and the flow rate in the middle and lower reaches is relatively gentle. It is a relatively good construction base that Guan Yu envisioned.

In fact, the construction of this section of the water network has not been completely completed, but it has generally reached the level required for military operations. Although the amount of materials in reserve is not large enough, it just so happens that Guan Yu can use sailors who can skillfully operate ships. Not too much either.

Wei Yan then quickly determined the marching plan, and decided to mobilize all the ships currently available to the Jiangnan Military Region, mobilize all the sailors who can operate the boats, that is, the two Jiangnan battalions, and use them as a rapid assault force to quickly head to Xiling County, Jiangxia County.

The main force of 1 people will use the remaining ships to go directly to Nanjun along the same route. They can use the water network to reach Jiangling City directly and accurately deploy troops to Jiangling City to achieve resolute suppression of Nanjun rebels.

"In this way, the troops are divided into two groups, and the waterways can be used to achieve precise strikes against the rebels. The only thing that needs to be paid attention to in the rear is to ensure that the waterways are unimpeded and sufficient to carry food. The army can carry enough rations, but if there is no supplement at all, Then the rations will be consumed faster."

Wei Yan finished his report at the tactical meeting, and Guan Yu expressed his satisfaction. The other generals didn't have much opinion. At most, they reminded Wei Yan not to capsize in the gutter.

Although the Jingzhou sect thieves are a mob, but the locals are familiar with the local climate and hydrology, coupled with the unique fierceness and combat skills of the Jiangnan people, they cannot beat the Han army in team battles, and may not lose to the Han army in single combat, so we still have to be careful.

In this regard, Wei Yan is full of confidence.

"The reason why thieves are thieves is because they can't stand on the stage. The soldiers of our army are deeply favored by the king. After joining the army, they have everything they need. They only need to fight and don't need to worry about other things. The king's grace is so great. If you can't win, Please behead me!"

Guan Yu was very happy when he heard this, and kept nodding his head.

"What Wenchang said won my heart. Our army is deeply favored by the emperor. The emperor's grace is great. We have no worries about food and clothing, and the soldiers are well paid. My lord, who else treats the soldiers so favorably? My lord treats us well as soldiers of the country, how can we not serve our lives with death?"

For Guan Yu, as long as someone praises Liu Bei, he is happy.

As soon as Guan Yu was happy, Wei Yan became even more pleasing to the eye. No matter how I looked at it, I felt that this kid had a promising future and felt that he was a suitable successor.

So he issued an order to ask Wei Yan to immediately organize the army to fight, and strive to complete the rectification within five days, attack quickly, and put down the rebel army as soon as possible, without giving the rebel army any possibility of development and growth.

There is no need for Guan Yu to urge this, because Wei Yan himself also wanted to make meritorious service, not only Wei Yan, but also the soldiers who followed him in battle also wanted to make meritorious service, everyone's subjective initiative is quite large.

They gave full play to their subjective initiative. The preparation work that needed to be completed in five days was completed in three and a half days. After a day's rest, they officially dispatched troops in the morning of the fourth day.

On July [-]th of the first year of Zhenguan, the pioneer of the Han army's waterway entered Jiangxia County. On the morning of the [-]th, they arrived in Xiling County and detected a relatively large number of rebels. According to preliminary estimates, the number of rebels was close to [-]. It is not small, and has a considerable proportion of armored and armed teams.

Yan Xing, who acted as a pioneer, was deeply angry about this matter.

"Wearing armor and holding weapons? Unless Jiangxia's arsenal is acquired by the rebels, anyone who wears armor can count as one, and they can all be killed! Your Majesty is in the world, never thought that there are so many disobedient people peeping in the dark! If you can't kill them all! So, isn’t it the shame of our servants?”

Yan Xing and his fellow Shi Huan made a plan. They each led a team to approach the rebels who were besieging Xiling County from different directions and did not care about the rear. When at a loss, launch a general attack.

At that time, Huang Zu was still immersed in the pleasure of besieging Xiling County and beating the imperial army, completely ignoring the possible crisis in the rear.

Although his son Huang She once reminded him to pay attention to Guan Yu in Yuzhang County and his regular army, Huang Zu believed that the speed of soldiers is very important. As long as he is fast enough, Guan Yu will have nothing to do with him. As long as he wins Xiling In the county seat, even if the Han army came, it was useless.

So Huang Zu focused on attacking Xiling County with all his strength. While watching the soldiers desperately, he held battlefield banquets with people from other major families, drank and ate meat, watched songs and dances, and waited for the good news from the front line.

Then he got the news of the Han army's raid.

"How did the Han army come so fast?"

Huang Zu was shocked, and immediately realized that the situation was not good. If this continues, the army under his command, which can only fight against the wind and cannot fight against the wind, is very likely to be overthrown by the Han army.

To say that he himself is quite self-aware, the facts are almost as he expected, the Han army charged bravely, while the rebel army was at a loss, frightened by the fire and the sudden killing of the Han army, it was in chaos.

At a critical juncture, Huang Zu tried to lead a team of elite servants to counterattack the Han army and block the Han army's attack, but was stopped by his son Huang She.

"The Han army is brave and good at fighting. It would be too dangerous for my father to charge in person. If something happens, the army will collapse! Please don't be restless, father, let me go instead of my father!"

Huang Zu shook his head.

"As the general, if I can't fight, how can the soldiers fight? If I don't fight, the soldiers will soon be crushed by the Han army. At that time, none of us, father and son, will survive!"

So Huang Zu gathered the cavalry of his personal guards, led the cavalry to charge for a while, and rushed to the front of the Han army to fight with the Han army. His face was muddy.

It has to be said that Huang Zu has some skills.

Together with the rebels from other powerful clans, the Liaison clan members who jumped up and down organized a large-scale rebel army, besieged Xiling County, killed the prefect Liu Xiang, and brought huge blows and injuries to Jiangxia County.

It's a pity that he provoked Yan Xing.

Yan Xing rolled on the ground several times, but he didn't fall to his death. After getting up, not only was he not afraid, but turned red and warm, and entered a berserk state. He roared and rushed towards Huang Zu on foot with bloodshot eyes.

He straightened a spear and pierced Huang Zu's horse's neck, knocked Huang Zu off the horse, then flew forward and pressed Huang Zu, drew out a dagger, and pierced Huang Zu's neck with a dagger.

Huang Zu just stared and died under Yan Xing's bravery.

Although Yan Xing was not very capable of commanding troops, even Guan Yu praised his bravery, saying that "the bravest in the army is no better than Yan Xing". The guards didn't dare to approach, and they were all wiped out by Yan Xing's personal soldiers.

Huang She witnessed Huang Zu's death in battle, and felt very broken about Huang Zu's death. He roared and charged forward, wanting to avenge Yan Xing, but Yan Xing didn't care who he was. Come over, fight up like a conditioned reflex, knock Huang Shou down to the ground in two or three hits, and stab his neck with a knife.

So Huang She also died on the battlefield.

The death of grandfather Huang's father and son became a sign of the decisive victory of the Han army. The rebel army became more and more chaotic, and the Han army became more and more courageous.

At the same time, the troops of the county soldiers who were trapped in Xiling City also broke out of the city, and cooperated with the Han army outside the city to attack back and forth, and the rebel front was quickly smashed through.

After that, the unsurprisingly, the rebels collapsed and the Han army pursued them. There were shouts of killing inside and outside the city, and even the armed people in Xiling City followed the Han army out of the city. People revenge.

After the First World War, more than 1 rebels were captured, more than 2000 were killed, and thousands of others fled for their lives. The Han army had limited strength and it was difficult to pursue them.

But no problem.

The main force of Jiangxia's rebel army collapsed, and they were all wiped out by the Han army in the first battle. The remaining three or two kittens could no longer make any waves.

After learning the news that the governor of Jiangxia was assassinated and killed, Yan Xing and Shi Huan knew that Jiangxia County's old political, economic and network ecology was expected to face a complete fragmentation and reorganization, and the old rulers of Jiangxia County would definitely be torn apart by Liu Bei.

Dare to kill the prefect?

That's an excuse for me to kill you all and bury you with me.

There are many local wealthy families of this kind in the whole country of the Han Dynasty. They are entrenched in places, large and small, robbing land and seizing taxes, which has become the main culprit for the decline of the Han Empire.

In Liu Bei's actions for more than ten years, these guys have been continuously wiped out and weakened. Today, their strength has weakened to a historical low point, at least a relatively low point since the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty .

Liu Bei didn't dare to say that he was on the same level as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, but he dared to say that under his own rule, these guys would never be able to seriously oppose the imperial power as they did during Liu Xiu's period.

The power that should be the most unreasonable and powerful in this world can be countered?

That can only show that the person who holds this power is really not good enough.

It's Liu Bei's turn, with such a powerful army in his hands, it is absolutely impossible to be coerced by such forces. If they really dare to oppose the imperial power, then I'm sorry, but let you know how Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty managed to rule the world. Half].

It is indeed inhumane and quite cruel, but that method is just a manifestation of the imperial power reaching its peak.

How much deterrent and lethal power the full imperial power has on the people of the world may be forgotten by people now, but Liu Bei must remind them of the fear at the beginning, otherwise, his career will not be successful.

After the rebellion in Jiangxia County subsided, Yan Xing and Shi Huan sent troops to the counties to quell the remnants of the rebels and arrest people related to the rebels. Regardless of whether the major families have been ventilated or not, that is not something the army needs to care about. What we are doing is to catch everything in one go. As for the subsequent matters, we should leave it to the administrative officials to be responsible.

The counties in Jiangxia County were soon controlled by the Han army, and the major families in Jiangxia County were also controlled by the Han army. They were named according to the family roster and counted the population to ensure that no one slipped through the net.

At the same time, the unreported servants owned by these families, as well as the iron production system dedicated to the family, and even some weapons, crossbows, ring swords, spears, and even armor, shields, etc., have all been discovered. .

Relevant news was soon reported to the Luoyang court, waiting for Liu Bei's decision.

According to everyone's understanding of Liu Bei and the rules, it is estimated that the game of Xiaoxiaole among the three clans will be staged on a large scale in Jiangxia County. There is absolutely no escape.

On the other hand, Wei Yan led the main force of more than 20 people along the Yangtze River to Jiangling County in Nanjun. county.

Similar to the situation in Jiangxia County, the Han army landed directly from the water.

The local military port was destroyed by the rebels before, and some places could no longer be used. This was expected by Wei Yan, so Wei Yan immediately arranged for manpower to land and rush to repair the port, and soon created a good environment for the troops to land.

The army quickly completed the landing, and within an hour, they arrived at Jiangling City, where they fought with more than [-] main rebels.

Wei Yancai doesn't care if there are so many, what's there and what's not, but in the face of a large-scale rebel army, he just rushes and fights, no matter what you do, they are all insects, can you beat me in a head-on confrontation?
Then I'll kill myself on the spot!

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PS: Oh, Yuanshen will be updating tomorrow. I finally waited for Fontaine, and the grass has been growing for half a year. I can finally explore new places again. I am so excited!
PPS: But don’t worry, I said that I will not ask for leave tomorrow, and I will definitely not ask for leave tomorrow. I am a very ethical author, you must believe me.

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