Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 424 entanglement
After these battles, Tuoba Shi Yijian was the most seriously injured.

Not only did he lose Daijun, where he started, but his younger brother Tiefu also defected to Fu Jian, which was a serious loss of vitality.

But after seeing Di Qin defeat the Yan army "easily", he felt itchy and gathered [-] cavalry to try.

Fortunately, Tuoba Shi Yijian still knew himself and sent an envoy to Yecheng, first to seek advice and second to request to send troops together.

Lu Po Lou was able to defeat Ping Xi because Zhang Hao contained Murong Chui's main force in Bingzhou. Otherwise, Lu Po Lou would not have won so easily if he had been on the field.

"Dai County is the place where the Tuoba family flourished. Now it is occupied by Yan thieves. King Dai has trouble sleeping and eating, Murong's soldiers are tired, and the country is short of food and grass. It is a good time to send troops. I wonder what King Liang wants?" The messenger flashed. Small Eyes.

Even they saw Yan Guo's predicament.

Two or three years ago, Murong Jun had strong soldiers and horses, sufficient food and grass, and could easily move 20 troops south.

And in several battles this year, whether it was a raid on Daijun or supporting the Tiefu tribe, there were only 2 or [-] people...

It is completely inconsistent with the past wealthy style.

Of course, it may also be that Yan State is accumulating power and preparing for the decisive battle next year.

Things like food and grass are not a big problem at all in this era. As long as you put down your bottom line, there is still a lot to eat.

At that time, Shi Le moved from Xiangyang to fight in Hebei. He devoured himself all the way, fought his way into Hebei, and captured Yecheng.

In history, after the Yan army captured Ran Min alive, they immediately besieged Yecheng. The Wei army had no food and grass. The more than [-] palace maids left behind by Shi Hu were all in his belly...

The Yan army has more horses and has captured hundreds of thousands of livestock in Chile and Dai counties. The food supply should still be able to maintain.

In the first year of Yongxing of Ran Wei (350), the year when Ran Min proclaimed himself emperor and led [-] elite troops to attack Xiangguo, Murong Chui attacked Youzhou. Wang Wu, the governor of Youzhou in Jie Zhao, was defeated by Deng Heng, the general who conquered the east, and retreated to Lukou. , causing Shi Hu to accumulate tens of millions of stones and grains and fall into the hands of Yan State.

This food was enough for Murong to squander for several years.

"The time has not come yet, so we can't fight decisively. Dai Liang is thousands of miles apart, and we can't communicate with each other. I hope you can report back to King Dai. The current situation requires us to strengthen our troops and train elites. We will fight together in the future, and King Dai can take revenge!" Li Yue politely refused.

The fact that the Qin army could defeat the Yan army does not mean that Tuoba Shi Yijian could defeat Murong Chui.

Besides, Lu Polou won the battle because he wasted the strength of nine cows and two tigers. He tied his head to his crotch and led an elite formation to kill the general Ping Xi.

Otherwise it would be hard to say whether we will win or lose.

Tuoba Shi Yijian's 2-strong army couldn't even defeat others' [-] cavalry. Now that he has gathered [-] cavalry, he wants to take back Dai County?

It was obvious that Li Yuelai was being taken advantage of, so he was hiding behind his back...

"The hatred of the country and the family must be avenged. The King of Liang is willing to help outsiders of the Fu family, but he is unwilling to help Dai Wang, which will inevitably hurt the people of the country." The envoy did not give up.

"Your Excellency, your words are serious. Isn't it for the sake of acting as the king to help the Fu family defeat the Tiefu tribe and the Yan army?" Li Yue frowned, the other party was a little messy.

Are you doing so many things just for Tuoba Shi Yijian?

The messenger was speechless and retreated.

Tuoba Shiyijian is a typical rich second generation. His father Tuoba Yulu conquered the country. He defeated the Helan Tribe, invaded the Tiefu Tribe in Hetao, occupied Wusun's hometown in the west, and swallowed up the Daxianbei Mountains in the east. To the west, they claim to have millions of cavalry and dominate the Northern Desert.

At its peak, former Zhao Liu Yao and later Zhao Shile both asked for peace.

Training soldiers and martial arts in Mobei had the intention of conquering Southern Xia. Unfortunately, at its peak, the Queen Mother Qi (Queen Tuoba Yilu) was jealous and assassinated her. During this internal strife, dozens of Xianbei leaders were killed, and the Tuoba clan Weakened down.

The Helan tribe took the opportunity to start an uprising, and Tuoba Shiyijian and his brother Tuoba Yihuai fled to Zhao...

The Tuoba tribe is nominally the co-owner of the grassland, but it does not live up to its name.A country that has not experienced blood and fire will never be so solid.

Li Yue immediately thought of another problem. The Qin army was as stubborn as iron, and the Liang state was as stable as Mount Tai. The only people around the Yan state that could be bullied were Dai states, and the persimmons picked on the weak ones.

Tuoba Shiyijian became the softest persimmon in the North, but he still kept pestering him, which might even irritate the Murong Ke brothers.

The capital of Dai Kingdom is located northwest of Yanmen and Daijun counties, two to three hundred miles apart, almost a step away...

"It's really troublesome." Li Yue could not just sit back and watch his young and willful father-in-law perish, so he sent an envoy to ask Fu Jian to take care of him. It would be best if Pu Ban and Feng Yi's Qin army could make a move to intimidate Murong Chui in Bingzhou.

There was only so much he could do. Tuoba Shi Yijian insisted on throwing eggs against rocks, and there was nothing Li Yue could do.

Fortunately, Tuoba Shi Yijian was really afraid of being beaten by Murong Chui, so he gathered [-] cavalry. Seeing that the Black Cloud Army did not move, he became more at ease.

With such a twist, July passed in the blink of an eye.

The autumn harvest is upon us in August.

In all directions, all the noisy forces quieted down and harvested the crops in the fields.

Decades of war and hunger have created a tacit understanding among everyone.

Even the thieves in Yan State are honest.

Generally speaking, natural disasters will be followed by man-made disasters, and good harvests will be followed by good harvests. The past two years have been good. Occasionally, minor disasters have been quickly calmed down.

There was a small bumper harvest last year, and a big bumper harvest this year.

Li Yue had a premonition about a heavy snowfall at the beginning of this year.

Liang Guo's revolution has achieved fruitful results in this autumn. The population, fields, mountains, forests, and rivers have all been released from the hands of powerful nobles. Liang Guo's court has worked hard to govern, the local government is well-connected, and the people have worked hard...

Needless to say, the north and south of the river are traditional grain-producing areas and the foundation of China.

Farming in the Huaihe River Basin has also experienced a small outbreak. It is expected that 600 million stones of rice can be harvested. The yield of rice is not as good as that of millet, but it tastes better and is more nutritious than millet.

White rice and white noodles are longer and meatier.

However, every gain must come with a loss. In this era, rice was not improved and its yield was not as good as that of millet. One of the advantages of millet was that it could be used as intensive feed for livestock and war horses.

The north and south of the Huaihe River are dominated by millet and wheat, and the dry fields in the mountainous hills are dominated by a variety of bean sprouts and mulberry. The north and south of the Huaihe River have a warm and humid climate, dense water networks, and are dominated by rice.

This good harvest gave Li Yue more confidence.

Although the land tax was reduced or exempted, Liang State had a large area of ​​farmland. The so-called farmland was actually state-owned land, which was cultivated collectively by slaves on a large scale, which was easy to manage and the harvest was good.

According to the budget of the Ministry of Household Affairs, 900 million shi of grain can be collected this year.

There are some household registration books left in the Yecheng treasury. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there were more than 3000 counties in the country. Donghai County earned more than [-] shi per year. Calculating that the Han Dynasty recovered about [-] million shi per year from land tax.

After the continuous development of the Liang Kingdom in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, this harvest was close to the heyday of the Han Dynasty.

The main problem is insufficient population. Many areas have not been developed. How much land can be controlled by the population.

However, population recovery is a long process and cannot be achieved overnight.

(End of this chapter)