Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 554: The Soldiers' House Matters
On a school field in the north of Guangling City, sergeants were practicing.

This is the Huaixi Army transferred from Wancheng, and is about to head north to the East China Sea to replace the Lujiang Army under Huo Du's account.

Next to the Huaixi Army, there were five thousand Danyang recruits who were training.

In the past, there were shortages in the Jianghuai armies during the campaign, and they were often supplemented through multiple channels. For example, recruit brave men from the people of Jianghuai and Jiangzuo to join the army, or recruit brave men from prisoners to supplement, or recruit soldiers and horses from county soldiers to complete the establishment to fill the army.

In an emergency battle, Jiangzuo's soldiers and horses will benefit Jiangbei, and there will be 50,000 to 60,000 sergeants within seven days. With the approval of Wuhan, the Jianghuai troops could reach 100,000 in more than a month, enough to cope with the Northern Wei's southern expedition.

Since Huo Jun Shangshu requested more troops in Jianghuai, in order to meet Huo Jun's needs, Liu Bei transferred troops from the left side of the Yangtze River. Last year, more than 10,000 additional troops arrived in Jianghuai in batches.

However, due to the uneven quality of the troops, Huo Jun was worried that hastily sending them to the front line might spoil side affairs. Therefore, these soldiers and horses were first unified in Guangling and Ding Feng was responsible for training.

"Zitong, do you think Danyang's new soldiers are available?"

Huo Jun asked, pointing his white whip at the Danyang soldiers who were practicing formation.

Jiang Ji took a closer look and said: "Danyang Mountain is dangerous, the people are energetic, good at martial arts, and have noble strength. They can be said to be the best soldiers in the Jianghuai River. After practicing for a long time, they will be skilled in their skills and they will be able to stand alone."

Huo Jun smiled and said: "Although the Danyang soldiers are good at martial arts, they have one drawback. The disadvantage is that they will scatter like birds. If this trend is not cured, it will be difficult to take on big responsibilities in the future. Let Chengyuan practice well now, no matter what When you have a lot of success, you can be called an elite soldier."

With that said, Huo Jun pointed to the Huaixi Army not far away, which was about to march north, and said with a smile: "Having said that, the thirty thousand Jianghuai descendants should be the foundation of our great Han Dynasty. We will build houses, houses and fields to tie up our ambitions. He has his wife's flesh and blood to strengthen his heart, and his body will not perish, so his fighting spirit will not stop."

"Although Jiangzuo's soldiers and horses are excellent, his wife, children and family are in the south of the Yangtze River. Even if the army is defeated, they can still protect their homeland. Therefore, their ambitions are not as good as those of the Huai soldiers, and they are not the enemy of the Northern soldiers. Victory will lead to advancement, defeat will lead to retreat, and there is no fight to the death. Heart. The reason why I can dominate China is all thanks to the children of Jianghuai."

During the late Han Dynasty, the people of Danyang were recruited into the army many times because they were fond of martial arts, and their reputation as elite soldiers was unquestionable.

But in Huo Jun's eyes, being good at martial arts is a flaw of Danyang soldiers. It's not that he can't fight well because he's too good at fighting, but that he's been drafted frequently because he's so good at fighting. There have been too many battles, and even when charging, you have some scruples. Once the war goes unfavorably, they will be defeated and leave.

In the early days when Huo Jun went to Jiangdong, the generals rushed to select Danyang soldiers from among the prisoners. However, Huo Jun deliberately did not select Danyang soldiers. In addition to the diligent and honest common people, he chose Huai people who had fled to Jiangzuo as soldiers.

Needless to say, the quality of Huai soldiers from ancient times to the present. In order to strengthen their belief in fighting, Huo Jun even moved the soldiers and their families to Jiangbei one after another after conquering Huai.

He often instilled the brutality of the Wei soldiers into his troops. Once they were defeated, their families would be massacred by the Wei soldiers. Therefore, when fighting Cao Wei, the Huai soldiers fight bravely, and it is inevitable that the Wei soldiers will be defeated.

The most typical example is when the Jin Dynasty destroyed Wuzhong, Zhang Ti crossed the river to Huainan and fought against the Jianghuai troops led by Zhou Jun, the governor of Yangzhou in the Jin Dynasty.

During the battle, Shen Ying, the prefect of Danyang, led five thousand Danyang warriors as the vanguard and charged into the Jin army formation three times. The Jin formation showed no sign of wavering under the charge of the Danyang soldiers. Then the Danyang soldiers broke into riots during their retreat and were defeated by the Wei army.

The Danyang soldiers are like a microcosm of Jiangzuo. They have no problem bullying ordinary soldiers, but once they encounter a tough battle, they will eventually be defeated.

Jiang Jishun agreed and said: "Jianghuai is located at the key point between the north and the south. It can not only operate boats, but also walk and ride, and is especially good at bows and crossbows. During the war, the whole clan protected each other and formed groups to ward off foreign invaders, so that they could survive."

"The Danyang soldiers lived in the south of the Yangtze River, sailing boats and fighting in the water. They relied on their bravery to advance if they won, and retreat if they failed to win. If the boat was fighting with the northerners, the two armies would meet and the military formation would be solemn. The formation would not be broken, and there would be knights peeping at it. , the blood energy has retreated, and the military formation is in chaos!"

After a pause, Jiang Ji smiled and said: "No matter what, the soldiers follow the nature of the general. If a general is timid, the army will be fearful, and if a general is brave, the army will be strong. For example, Yuan Shu lived in Jianghuai and benefited from Xuhuai and Jiangzuo. Because he did not practice virtuous government, he Eventually he was defeated, and the generals under his command dispersed, either to the north to Cao Cao, or to the south to the Sun family, or to stay in the countryside to protect themselves."

Huo Jun clasped his hands behind his waist and said with a smile: "The king has the heart of a minister and will be brave for the soldiers. Those above are not in compliance, and those below are uneasy. The current situation is divided into two parts: the north and the south. Because the north and south have different battles, Wu soldiers can defend the Huaihe River. , but unable to fight Wei."

"If you want to cross the river and fight the Northerners on foot and cavalry, you must rely on the Huai soldiers. The Huai soldiers are the main force, and the Wu soldiers are supplementary. They may be able to compete with the Northerners for supremacy and sweep through the Central Plains."

After watching the training for a long time, while the soldiers were resting, Huo Jun came to the Danyang army under the protection of his own soldiers.

"Where do you come from Danyang?"

Huo Jun grabbed a rather bold sergeant and asked.

The sergeant was a little excited and replied loudly: "Go back to the governor, I'm from Xuancheng!"

"Have you settled down at home?"

"You've settled in, are your siblings taking care of you at home?"

"Are you married?"

"No~"

The sergeant said with a slight blush.

Huo Jun patted the sergeant on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Xu Huai is a beautiful woman and has made great achievements in battle. I will be your matchmaker."

"promise!"

The Danyang sergeants on the left and right burst into laughter.

In the early years, Huo Jun encouraged military generals to take Huai women as wives in order to take root in Jianghuai. As Liu Bei relied on the Huaisi people to govern the country, the status of the generals rose.

Therefore, I don’t know since when, a custom gradually formed in the Southern Han Dynasty, and Huai girls were very popular in the marriage market. Today, Huo Jun encourages the sergeant to marry a Xu Huai woman, which is regarded as words of encouragement.

Huo Jun laughed with everyone and said: "Jianghuai is no better than Danyang. Fighting with the northerners is no better than fighting with the countrymen. Once you join the army, you should strictly observe military discipline and train harder on weekdays, so that you can bleed less."

"Don't worry, Commander. When I go into battle one day, I will behead the thieves."

"Ambitious!"

Although Danyang soldiers are not good at tough battles, they are at least usable soldiers. It is a good thing that they can share the pressure on Jianghuai today.

Since Xia Houshang was transferred to Qingxu to coordinate with Cao Xiu in Huaixi, the pressure on Jianghuai suddenly increased. And Xiahou is not an incompetent person, he can be regarded as a relatively outstanding second-generation general. For example, as soon as Xiahou Shang succeeded, he set out to deal with Guan Cheng who attacked the Qingzhou seaside.

Last month, Guan Cheng attacked the Donglai seaside, but fell into Xiahou Shang's trap and was defeated. He fled to the island with only a few hundred people around him. Before Yuzhou's reinforcements arrived, Xiahou Shang entered at night and raided the island stronghold. Guan Cheng was defeated and fled Yuzhou Island overnight.

In this battle, Guan Cheng's troops suffered casualties of three to four thousand, and all the island strongholds were eradicated. After learning about it, Huo Jun gave up his plan to harass the seaside.

"Captain, the second young master is returning to see you."

At this time, Huo Xiong came over and reported.

"it is good!"

Huo Yi took Huo Jun's letter and visited Bu Zhi first. Then when he was about to return to the Han Dynasty, he passed through Guangling and paid homage to Huo Jun.

Under the shade of the tree, Huo Jun sat on a high chair and asked, "How did uncle react after seeing the letter?"

Huo Yi replied: "Father, when Yi visited his uncle, he talked about this matter, and his words and deeds were as usual. After reading the letter, he reassured his father that he should know the importance of official matters. Judging from the changes, my uncle seemed to have put aside the matter. ”

Huo Jun smiled and said: "I'm afraid that's not necessarily the case. Your uncle's emotions and anger are invisible, and it's often difficult for outsiders to know what he's thinking. Even so, being able to understand public and private matters is a good thing. I want to understand your uncle's heart. I’m afraid I’ll still need a letter from the former general.”

After a pause, Huo Jun asked, "How is uncle you doing these days?"

Huo Yi pondered for a while and said: "My uncle has been busy searching for hidden houses recently for the civil uprising in Danyang. Tao Liang, a wealthy family in Danyang, hid thousands of people. He was discovered by officials and led a rebellion within the clan. He attacked Wanling several times. He was caught by Danyang. The captain led his troops to defeat and fled into the mountains."

"Later, he led his troops out of the mountains to attack the people, but was killed by his elder brother's troops, who also captured his clansmen. My uncle led his men to deal with the case, and only punished Tao Liang and his family, while his clansmen were spared the death penalty."

The Tao family belonged to a large family in Danyang, and Tao Qian was from Danyang. When Liu Bei ruled Danyang County, he had a good relationship with Tao Qian and recruited his children to serve as officials. For example, Tao Ji served as the governor of Jiuzhen in Jiaozhou.

However, Tao Liang and Tao Ji were not of the same race, and they lived in two counties separately. Tao Qian and Tao Ji belong to the Tao family in Moling, and Tao Liang belongs to the Tao family in Wanling. Now Tao Liang has raised a crowd to rebel, and the Tao family in Moling has handed over their hidden household registration. They can only say that they have the same surname but different fates.

"The folk customs in Danyang are so different that it is not surprising that this happened. There are soldiers and soldiers stationed around Danyang. Even if there is a rebellion, it will not harm the overall situation. Now after searching the population, Wu and Kuaiji counties are not in chaos, and Jiangzuo is not in trouble! "Huo Jun said.

Searching for the population of wealthy people is really a difficult task. It is normal for civil unrest to occur in Danyang.

The two counties of Wu and Kuaiji are where the gentry are entrenched. As long as there are no major changes in the two counties, Yangzhou's population search can basically be said to be successful. After all, the battle between Bu and Lu was, in the final analysis, a battle caused by retrieving the hidden population of Wu County.

"Wu County was the first to be searched. According to my uncle, in addition to military registration, there are more than 25,000 hidden households in this county." Huo Yi said: "Now my uncle will personally station in Kuaiji to search for hidden households in the county."

"It's not easy to get to Yangzhou!"

Jiang Ji sighed after hearing this.

Huo Jun stroked his moustache and said: "Kuiji is not like Wu County. Now Wu County can separate household registrations, so there should be no major chaos in Kuaiji. Jingzhou and Yangzhou are big states, and great things will happen in Zishan today. Let's see what Gu Yuantan does in Jingzhou. "

Huo Yi took out the letter from his arms, presented it and said, "Father, this prince received a new letter yesterday, and I asked him to deliver it to his father on his behalf."

"What's the matter?"

Huo Jun stared at the letter and asked curiously.

"The prince is a historian and has some doubts about the affairs of the military strategists, so he wrote to ask about it." Huo Yi said,
Huo Yi and Liu Chan grew up together. They traveled in the same car and ate together, and they had a deep relationship. Now, under Liu Bei's control, he married a sister and became a brother-in-law, and the two became closer.

Liu Chan had good relations with many officials, but the only ones he could truly count as his close confidants were Zhuge Qiao, Huo Yi, Zhang Shao and others.

Huo Jun opened the letter and smiled when he saw Liu Chan asking about the Battle of Changping.

"Boss, I will draw a map for my father tonight. After you return to the capital, you will hand it over to the prince."

Huo Yi asked: "Father, my son will return to Beijing tomorrow. I wonder if you have any more instructions?"

After pondering for a long time, Huo Jun said: "There is no major incident in the Jianghuai River. The people are farming in an orderly manner, and your majesty can rest assured. As for the conflict between my uncle and the former general, we will wait for the former general's letter. The two may be able to resolve their grievances. Just tell the truth to your majesty."

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)