Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 618 Yushou
If the husband is in Shouchun, he will draw the benefits of Jing and Ru to the south, and connect the riches of Sanwu to the east; to the Liang and Song Dynasties to the north, the peace will last only seven days; to the west, he will aid Chen Xu, and the waterway will not go out for thousands of miles; there are rivers and lakes on the outside, but the Huaihe River will be strong on the inside. The slope of Longquan has thousands of hectares of good land...it is not harmed by floods and droughts, and the native products are rich in grass and abundant, and can be harvested in times of famine.

There are only a handful of cities in the world that can be called the gateway to the Central Plains, and Shouchun can be counted as one of them. Relying on its unique geographical advantages, Shouchun has always been the gateway between the Central Plains and the South from the time the Chu State built the city here until the Yellow River changed its course and the Yuan Dynasty built the Grand Canal.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, it was occupied by Yuan Shu. When Yuan Shu died of illness, Cao Cao took advantage of the chaos and took it. From the fourth year of Jian'an (199 AD) to the first year of Jianxing (225 AD), Shouchun finally changed hands after being controlled by Cao Wei for years.

With Gao Xiang leading his troops into the city to maintain order, the chaos in Shouchun City gradually calmed down.

At dusk, Huo Jun, surrounded by his troops, rode into the city from Shiqiao Gate. The soldiers in the city, led by Huang Quan, lined up in the streets to greet him.

"Quan leads the soldiers in the city to pay homage to Da Sima!"

Huang Quan bowed his hands and said: "The two cities inside and outside Shouchun were all captured. The enemy general Xu Huang burned his house and committed suicide. From the general Chang Diao down, all the Wei soldiers in the city surrendered."

"Gong Heng and all the generals, thank you for your hard work!"

Huo Jun helped Huang Quan up and said to the people around him: "It's the beginning of spring, and people's hearts are not yet attached. Military discipline must be strictly observed, and no violations of law or discipline should be allowed. Those who take advantage of the chaos to plunder the people must do so in accordance with military laws, regardless of whether they are soldiers or civilians."

"I will obey Grand Sima's order!" Everyone responded in a deep voice.

Huo Jun pointed to the street and said, "Let's go into the hall first!"

"How polite!"

Huo Jun helped Wei Yin up, looked at Lu Fang aside, and said with a smile: "Zhong Zheng has been working in Yangzhou for a long time. I wonder if I can tell you in detail about Shouchun!"

Huo Jun pointed at the two of them with his riding whip and said with a smile: "The reason why Shouchun can go down is all thanks to the two of you for opening the north gate!"

As everyone walked along, it was seen that Han troops were patrolling the streets on foot and on horseback to maintain order. Because the war had just ended, the city was extremely quiet, with few people showing up. On the streets along the way, in addition to blood stains, there was also sand and soil left behind by the receding fertilizer and water, which was very withered.

"It's a matter of course!"

Wei Yin was so excited that he knelt down on the spot and kowtowed to Huo Jun.

Wei Yin expressed his loyalty to Huo Jun and said: "Because I have heard of Duke Ming's power for a long time, I have long wanted to serve Duke Ming for a long time. However, I was trapped by the situation and had to help the thieves. Now that Duke Ming has led the heavenly troops here, it is his duty to do so. Ming Gong leads the horse and puts it on the pedal to do the work of the dog and horse! "

"I am willing to be loyal to the great man, and I am willing to serve Duke Ming!"

"How dare you not want to!"

"Servant is here!"

Huo Jun looked around the crowd and asked with a smile: "Where are Wei Yin and Lu Fang who are engaged in Yangzhou in Shouchun?"

"promise!"

"go!"

Because Xu Huang committed suicide by burning his house, the Yangzhou governor's government office could no longer be used. With the help of Lu Fang, Huang Quan used other government offices in the palace to serve as Huo Jun's place of residence.

Such a scene made many Han generals look down upon him, and Huang Chong even frowned.

"good!"

Wei and Lu emerged from the crowd. Wei Yin had a flattering smile, while Lu Fang was slightly excited.

Huo Jun seemed to be very satisfied with Wei Yin's performance and said: "This is the beginning of Shouchun, and there is no chief director yet. I wonder if you would like to temporarily replace Shouchun Ling?"

After riding their horses for a while, Huo Jun and his men arrived at the inner city under Huang Quan's guidance.

Lu Fang maintained his demeanor and saluted Huo Jun.

In the hall, Huo Jun and his generals sat down, and the accompanying attendants neatly served tea cups to everyone.

Because he has been fighting abroad all year round, in order to give himself a better mental and physical rest, Huo Jun not only has a personal chef, but also a tea master.

Huo Jun would often bring his own logistics personnel when he was not on an expedition to Cao Wei. For example, during the more than seven months of siege in Shouchun, Huo Jun seemed to be in a military camp, but in reality there was not much difference from his life in the prison.

Kneeling on the couch, Huo Jun sipped the tea and asked: "When I entered the city this time, Shouchun was quite in decline. I wonder how many people there are now, how much luggage is left, and what is the current situation in the city?"

"Report to Duke Ming!"

In order to express himself, Wei came out after hearing the news and said: "There were more than 85,000 men and women under Shouchun's rule. However, no more than 10,000 or 20,000 people died due to the poisonous water. At present, there are probably only more than 70,000 people left." ”

Huo Jun frowned slightly and asked: "People who died in the disaster, don't know where to bury them?"

"The bodies of the people who died were either burned or buried in the mounds in the south of the city." Wei Yin said.

Huo Jun pondered for a while and then said: "Burn the remains of the soldiers in the city together to prevent the spread of epidemics. And send people to the rivers and ditches to collect the remains to avoid contaminating the water source. The streets in the city must not be polluted, and the people in the city should work together to clean them up."

Huo Jun was uneasy about Wei Yin and looked at Jiang Ji and said, "There have been many epidemics since the war. Lao Zitong is in charge of this matter and will try his best to allow the people of Shouchun to resume production."

"promise!"

Jiang Ji pondered for a while and said: "Captain, Shouchun has been owned by our army. Now we should take advantage of the situation to advance and sweep the remaining counties and counties in the Jianghuai River to consolidate the foundation of the Jianghuai River. When the Wei Dynasty ruled Huainan, Shouchun was the seat of Yangzhou. It has three counties under its jurisdiction, namely Huainan, Anfeng and Yiyang."

"Under Shouchun, Huainan County has been restored, but there are still two counties, Anfeng and Yiyang. If we can capture these two counties, there will be no more military disasters in Jingzhao."

When Cao Wei governed Huainan, although the area was small, in order to preserve its identity as a great country in the Central Plains, Yiyang County in the south of Runan County was incorporated into the jurisdiction of Yangzhou; Anfeng, Anfeng, Yangquan, and Yu in the north of Lujiang County were also included Lou and other five counties were established as Anfeng County and were also under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou. Now Shouchun was marched south by the Han army, and Anfeng and Yiyang counties in Huainan were no longer in danger. It was time to take advantage of the situation and annex two counties and twelve counties in one fell swoop.

Moreover, Yiyang County is located to the north of Yiyang Sanguan. If the battle line can be pushed to Yiyang County, Jiangxia will not have to shoulder the responsibility of defending Wuhan's northern border, and Wuhan will be far away from war.

Huo Jun thought for a while and asked, "How is the situation in the second county?"

"Report to Duke Ming!"

Lu Fang, who was in charge of Yangzhou, spoke and said: "The two counties are above the Huaihe River, and together there are ten counties. Yiyang is an analysis of the old Runan County, with a large number of registered residents, about 10,000 households, and 40,000 to 50,000 men and women. An Feng County has a sparse population, with only a thousand households and nearly 5,000 people.”

Huo Jun became interested and asked: "How many household registrations are there in Runan County now?"

Lu Fang thought for a long time and said: "According to Fang's unintentional information, there are nearly 30,000 households registered."

"Runan County has a population of 50,000 households. It is indeed a large county in the old Central Plains. Even after the wars in the world, it is still the place with the most household registrations in the world." Huo Jun sighed.

During the heyday of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Runan County had 400,000 households and more than 2 million people. After experiencing the devastation of the war in the late Han Dynasty, Runan still had 50,000 households in its household registration. During the period of the Southern Han Dynasty and the Northern Wei Dynasty, the population of 50,000 people with a household registration was on par with that of Danyang, Nanjun, and Chengdu.

Of course, if we place it in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the registered population of 50,000 is still quite large, but compared with the prefectures and counties in Hebei, it is much inferior.

"Ming Gong!"

Lu Fang gave Huo Jun a rough overview and said: "Wei has eleven prefectures: Liang, Si, Yong, Ji, Bing, You, Xu, Yu, Qing, Yang, and Ping. Among them, Xu and Yang are more famous than they are real, and Yangzhou is not The only three prefectures that are prosperous in Japan are Ji, Yu and Si, and then the two prefectures of Yan and Yong."

Although Cao Wei was suppressed by the Southern Han Dynasty, from the perspective of state governance, Cao Wei had more states and counties than the Southern Han Dynasty, and the overall population was also larger. However, on average, the population of Nanhan Prefecture is larger than that of Caowei Prefecture.

Among them, the population of Jizhou is said to be the largest in the world. Although Yuzhou ranks second, the actual population of Jizhou is three times that of Yuzhou. Cao Wei's four states of Yan, Henan, Qing, and Xu in Henan combined were not as good as Jizhou.

If we use the Southern Han Dynasty to rule Xiazhou County, Jingzhou plus Liangzhou can probably compete with Jizhou, or Yangzhou plus Jiangzhou, Wuhan can compete with Jizhou. Of course, the population of Jingzhou, which has not been separated from Jiangzhou, can compete with that of Jizhou.

Huang Quan stroked his beard and sighed: "In the future, in the Northern Expedition, perhaps we should march against the Ying River, join forces with the Jianghan soldiers and horses, and capture Yuzhou from the east to the west. If Yuzhou is captured by our army, the soldiers and horses can reach Luoyang and be defeated. Go against Wei."

After saying that, Huang Quan looked at Huo Jun and said: "Da Sima, when Shi Yuan and Man Chong fought in Yangquan, Shouchun has been defeated now, so it is better to lead the troops to increase. Order Shi Yuan to lead the troops to the west and take Anfeng directly. , Yiyang County."

"good!"

Huo Jun nodded and said: "What Gong Heng said is reasonable, now we should advance with victory."

"Where are Gao Xiang, Yu Shao, Shi Ran, Zhuge Dan, and Lu Fang?"

"The general is here!"

"With Gao Xiang as the chief general, Yu Shao as the deputy general, and Lu Fang as the guide, he led 20,000 troops and horses to the west, and went under the command of Governor Pang Du."

After a pause, Huo Jun continued: "We must ask Governor Pang to take control of Yiyang and Anfeng counties before winter. The two counties will be under the jurisdiction of Yuzhou, and Governor Pang will be temporarily in charge to stabilize the border."

"No!" The five people responded as they took the order.

It is not enough to destroy Shouchun City alone to establish Yuzhou. At present, if Pang Tong can conquer two counties and twelve counties, plus Shouchun and surrounding counties. Huo Junneng made Shouchun his administrative center and organized Yuzhou into two or three counties to take charge of the war in Runan.

The establishment of Yuzhou can represent the opening of a new battlefield and the establishment of a new metropolitan area. However, this Yuzhou War Zone is actually a derivative of the Huaixi War Zone, and it is more appropriate for Pang Tong to be in charge.

"In addition, Zitong sent an order to Lu Chaqi on my behalf, instructing him to send troops northward to attack the counties in Huaibei." Huo Jun ordered.

"promise!"

In fact, except for the two counties in Huaixi that can use troops, there are only a few counties in Huaibei that can use troops. Before winter comes, it depends on how many counties Lu Xun can conquer.

After talking about military arrangements, Huo Junfang asked the generals to retreat. After the generals left, Huo Chen came to see Huo Jun.

Seeing the old members of the clan, Huo Jun sighed with emotion. He stood up to greet them personally and poured tea for them to show their hard work as an undercover agent.

"Yuan Zhen has been working hard for more than ten years. If you don't convey the military information, I'm afraid Shouchun will never end!" Huo Jun offered a cup of tea to Huo Chen and said.

"Don't dare!"

After not seeing him for a long time, Huo Chen didn't know how to get along with his old master. He hurriedly took a drink and said, "Chen only made a small contribution, so I don't dare to take credit."

"hehe!"

Huo Jun took Huo Chen's hand and said with a smile: "You and I are clansmen, so we don't have to be so polite!"

As he spoke, Huo Jun was very proud and said: "Yuan Zhen has made great contributions to the Han Dynasty, but now I don't know if he wants any official position?"

Huo Chen hesitated for a moment and said: "Master, Chen has been in business for many years. He doesn't know the official career. He hastily appointed an official. He may fail the expectations of the master. Today, Chen is willing to listen to the master's instructions. If he can stay by the master's side or serve as a director, he will do it." It could not be better."

Huo Jun pondered for a while and said: "Yuan Zhen's achievements must be reported truthfully. As for where to go from now on, let me think about it for a few days."

"Thank you, Master!"

They haven’t seen each other for many years, their statuses are different, and their lives have been separated a lot!
ps: In the old city map, fertilizer water flows from the west of Shouchun to the northwest, and then flows into the Huai River. Therefore, I take the Feishui River as the west side of Shouchun and the Huai River as the north side of Shouchun. However, to be more precise, it is more appropriate for the north to be fertile and watery. Book friends can pay attention to this.

(End of this chapter)