When Pan Geng moved to Yin, I initiated Jian Shang

Zisong thought that he might be able to let Xinqu accompany him south, but based on his understanding of Zihe and other nobles, they would definitely find a way to kill Xinqu.

But Xinqu can't die now!
After getting to know each other over the past few days, he already knew that Xin Qu belonged to the dove faction of Yan State, while the group of people below who were clamoring for promotion and advancement in status through military merit were the hawks.

No wonder Xun asked him to be careful not to start a war when he went north.

If a war between Yan and Shang really breaks out, not to mention how many people will die, the organizational strength of Yan alone is enough to drag the core descendants of the two clans to self-destruct together.

By then, the cheaper ones will all be taken by others.

Moreover, a Yan State that is constrained by Xinqu's goals is much safer than a Yan State that has no one to control it.

The battle results before him made him realize that the combat effectiveness of the participating flags (50 people per flag) led by the Langjiang and Pianjiang generals under the Zhenzhong General's Mansion and other powerful mansions was not right.

A flag of fifty people is almost equivalent to the combat effectiveness of a Wei or Hou of the Shang clan.

And how many marquisates and fiefs did the Shang clan have? No more than 800.

And how many flags does Yan have? Now there are only 500!

In other words.

If the State of Yan lost its control, these people would most likely lead their subordinates and clansmen to scatter.

Once it disperses, it will be a disaster for the entire Hebei Province.

This group of people were all trained by Xin Qu.

Once they become independent, they will definitely inherit the system and training methods of Yan State.

After Zisong learned about the military merit system, he also felt that it was very suitable for expansion.

Therefore, once they start to expand, will this group of people become the new Qiang people?
Most likely not! Because these people are closely related to his Shang clan.

At least in terms of cultural origins, Xin Qu himself admitted that he was from the Xin family and was a family with the Shang family hundreds of years ago.

Although they are now divided, he is still the Northern Earl conferred by Shang Qin of Dayi.

You see, if it weren’t for relatives and trust, could I have become the Earl of Bei?
When Xin Qu's men went to the south and communicated with the marginal descendants of the royal family such as the Duozi tribe, they said such things a lot.

This lowers their vigilance, so there is almost no psychological burden to choose to surrender or cooperate after being defeated!
As long as we get married, everything will be fine!

So Zisong now understands that he must suppress Beibo’s voice in the South.

The best way is to isolate them from the main battlefield and prevent them from making their presence felt so quickly.

"Mess with my mentality! Very good!" The change of thoughts made Zisong very uncomfortable, as he had already deduced the follow-up plan.

But it was completely overturned by Xin Qu's special display of force.

If there was someone who was stubborn, his brain would have crashed by now.

Zisong murmured, "No wonder Xun didn't want Xin Qu to go south. He knew that if Xin Qu went south, he would take the opportunity to expand Yan's influence in the south.

Now there are only two branches, Lu (Lu Fu) and Li (Xin Bing). Xun and Lian can still suppress them, but if Xin Qu goes on this trip in person and leads the troops of the Zhenzhong General's Mansion south, I dare not imagine what he will do.

Putting aside the question of whether Xin Qu could be killed or not, the appearance of these troops alone would force the southern nobles to re-evaluate the Northern Earl.

Therefore... let Yandi continue to suffer, and never allow them to expand their influence on a large scale."

Finally, after a series of psychological preparations, Zisong's expression gradually calmed down.

He changed his mind.

Just let Yan State follow the normal process of sending troops as a vassal state.

The vassal state raised three hundred elite soldiers, who were to provide their own weapons, food and lodging.

Including auxiliary soldiers and followers, there are at most 800 people.

But this time, let Xin Qu be selected from those slaves or naturalized people. As long as Yan State appears weak enough, the influence of Yan State can be prevented from infiltrating into Henan!
Zisong could already imagine how much he would be scolded by Zihe when he returned to the south. But there was nothing he could do! The Yan State was developing too fast. He didn't need to send troops to suppress it directly, so he could just contain them.

After resolving the issue in the west, he immediately turned north to attack the State of Yan.

Yan State must be fought!
It’s impossible not to fight!
Xin Qu felt his gaze and raised his glass to him with a smile.

Zisong paused for a moment and raised his glass in response.

But Xin Qu didn't know that Zisong had chosen to be an ostrich and was preparing to deceive himself by covering his ears and stealing the bell.

But if he knew, Xin Qu would also think he was very wise.

This is a good idea.

But it also coincides with his idea.

The State of Yan was established with him as the core. If he were gone, even if the State of Yan could still be maintained, it would easily fall into a state of war.

Either the new leader wiped out all the countries in the visible area in one go, transformed into a parallel system of counties and kingdoms, and completed the first stage of centralization, or it collapsed and fell apart, then skipped the Western Zhou Dynasty and directly entered the Spring and Autumn Period. Then it fought for several hundred years and entered the Warring States Period.

Finally, one force unified the world.

Therefore, Xin Qu actually does not want to go south now, and he does not plan to spread his influence directly to the Central Plains.

unnecessary.

In Xinqu's opinion, from the strategic perspective of Peking, the eastern battlefield, without the support of a canal, was full of swamps and forests, and the land was generally barren. Its strategic value was not very high compared to that of the Central Plains.

But if the city of Beiping and the canal to the south are built, then this place will be the foundation of the kingship. The canal can not only directly deploy troops into the Yellow River basin, but also transport massive amounts of supplies at a low cost. At the same time, the north is grassland, which can maintain combat effectiveness while obtaining a large number of livestock.

But without the canal, it would be difficult for this place to become the main battlefield.

There can only be one main battlefield north of the Yellow River - Shanxi.

This is why Xinqu gave most of Shanxi to the Tufang.

Turkey is a buffer state.

Therefore, the battlefield must be in Shanxi.

Moreover, if the Shang clan wanted to go north to establish themselves and have a stable transportation line, the first step would be to do the same as in history, and build earthworks.

Only after you have completely defeated Hijikata can you cause trouble for him.

And wait until they start fighting with the Hijikata, and then he will plan to steal the house.

Go south quickly and then behead him.

This saves the most time and effort.

Therefore, what Xin Qu needs is time, but exposing his full strength too early is just buying time.

Even though Xin Qu said that Yan State could produce many powerful families, in fact, up to now, Zisong and his men have only seen the combat effectiveness of the Zhenzhong General's Mansion.

The participants this time are also the "elite" from across the country.

It looks very strong, but Dayi Shang, with a population of several million, can also produce a large number of troops.

As long as Zisong is not a fool, he can figure out that their system needs to change.

Next, you can continue to implement your plan.

Xin Qu drank a glass of wine, and the beauty beside him was already holding chopsticks and picking up the roasted wild boar meat and passing it to him after cooling it down.

Xin Qu took a bite and listened to her talking slowly and talking about the funny things in the past. He couldn't help laughing: "By the way, tell me again, how is Xun doing recently? Has he reformed the army?"

"Yes. Brother Zixun had a lot of arguments with his nobles over this matter. Some nobles were so indignant that they brought their people to join the king."

"He is willing to do so." Xin Qu raised his eyebrows. He did not expect that Zixun would actually start to break with the stubborn nobles for the sake of the combat effectiveness of his subordinates.

This can easily affect the development of Zixun's faction.

However, after the pain, it's time to go into battle with a light load. Anyway, Zixun no longer has the identity to act as the agent for state affairs and is also being watched by the King of Shang, so it would be better for him to simply devote himself to the internal affairs management and then detoxify himself.

"Come, ah..." Yu Yangzi continued to feed Xin Qu.

Xin Qu enjoyed the exercise happily.

After it was over, Xinqu appointed a new General Zhenbei.

This General Zhenbei was called Liu Quanshu. He came from a small riverside tribe that was annexed in the early years. He was good at fishing and hunting, so the number of his individual hunts this time was the largest, and the collective hunting data was also impressive.

Xinqu ordered the establishment of Chifeng County and designated a large area west of the later Weichang, including Kalaqin Banner, Lingyuan, Aohan Banner, Naiman Banner, Tongliao, Al Horqin, Balin Right Banner, Linxi County, and Wengniute Banner, as the jurisdiction of the Zhenbei General's Office.

Then he conferred the title of General Si'an on him.

General Yao Yu of Andong, General He Liuyuan of Annan, General Xiong Dashou of Anbei, and General Shu Heijian of Anxi.

The Andong Army was stationed in Yongping County and its jurisdiction covered a large area including Lulong and Chaoyang.

The Annan Army was stationed in Fanyang County, and its jurisdiction included Zhuozhou, Yixian, Laishui and all the way to the north of Baoding.

The Anbei Army was stationed in Yingchang County, and its jurisdiction included the Yuan Shangdu ruins, Keshiketeng Banner, Xilinhot and other areas north of Saihanba.

The Anxi Army was stationed in Jiuyuan County, and its jurisdiction was naturally the Hetao area south of the Yin Mountains.

After this round of expansion, the direct military jurisdiction of Yan State was roughly 500 kilometers from north to south and 1,000 kilometers from east to west.

Most of the land within the 300 mm precipitation line was completely occupied.

These areas can support a semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral economy. As long as resources are properly allocated, they can both complement each other and restrain each other.

As long as the construction of Beiping City and the canal is completed, Xin Qu will have the foundation to unify the world. (End of this chapter)