Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 56 Send troops again (3000)

The development of things is always unexpected. Ma Qiu and Wang Lang obeyed Shi's order and led 20,000 elite cavalry to attack Puban.

Traveling to the east of Hedong, they found a camp standing on the high wall of Fennan, blocking the way.

Ma Qiu had taken this path when he kidnapped Shi Bao and escaped from seclusion. He had also seen with his own eyes the dangerous terrain of Fennan's high mountains.

Therefore, after launching the first wave of attacks, after a little testing, he realized that there were thousands of soldiers and horses in the camp, and they were defending according to the danger. Ma Qiu no longer had the interest to attack the camp.

He found Wang Lang and said:

"Although our army is large, this place is dangerous. Only the south side can be attacked. It is difficult to spread out our troops and horses, and we cannot give full play to our army's advantages. If we attack by force, even if we can pull out the camp, we will probably suffer heavy casualties."

Wang Lang deeply believed that as a veteran general in the army, how could he not understand geography? The Jin army set up a stronghold in such a dangerous place, and it was difficult to capture it without paying huge casualties.

Nowadays, the situation in Hou Zhao is in chaos, and everyone wants to support themselves with troops. Wang Lang is not willing to bury his 20,000 elite cavalry in Fennan Gaoyuan, so he retreats slightly and returns to Hanoi. After a stalemate with Shen Jin, he sends someone Go to Yecheng for help.

However, the two of them did not wait for reinforcements. Instead, they waited for the news that Shi Zun was killed and Shi Jian ascended the throne. From then on, they no longer thought of attacking Fennan Gaoyuan and stayed in Hanoi to wait and see the situation.

At the same time, Fu Hong was reunited with his family in Fangtou.

After Shi Jian came to the throne, he was deeply aware of Shi Min's threat, so he sent Fu Jian and other women and children to Fangtou. He also appointed Fu Hong as the commander-in-chief of all military affairs in Guanzhong, the general of the expedition to the west, the pastor of Yongzhou, and the governor of Qinzhou, in an attempt to lure Fu Hong. Fu Hong is a foreign aid.

Previously, Fu Hong rebelled against Zhao and accepted an official position in the Jin Dynasty. Now Shi Jian extended an olive branch to him. Facing the canonization of Hou Zhao, Fu Hong recruited his cronies to discuss.

Its owner, Bo Chengpu, said:
  "My lord, why don't you make peace with Shi Jian for the time being, march westward with your troops, and compete for Guanzhong? Then you can separate one side and watch the success or failure of the Central Plains!"

Fu Hong was furious:
  "You asked me to go to Guanzhong and establish a separatist regime. Do you mean that I am not worthy of staying in Guandong to fight for the world?"

After that, Fu Hong ordered Cheng Pu to be killed to strengthen his determination to fight for the Central Plains.

After all, the current Guanzhong is still too dilapidated.

Shihu migrated the people of Guanxi eastward several times to enrich the population of Guanzhong, which caused the population of Guanzhong to wither under the dual effects of war and out-migration.

After Fu Hong rebelled against Zhao and before Huan Xi's Northern Expedition, a large number of refugees from Kansai who had been moved out by Shi Hu came to Fu Hong and jointly elected Fu Hong as the leader.

Fu Hong selected young men from them, and together with his original tribe, the crowd attracted more than 100,000 people, which greatly stimulated his ambition. It was really difficult to arouse Fu Hong's interest in the dilapidated Guanzhong.

Now that his family members have been sent back, how can he continue to take orders from the Shi family.

Fu Hong would rather stay in Kanto than go to Kansai, which also reflects the dilemma Huan Xi faces now.

He implemented the land equalization order in the four counties of Yongzhou, but found that even if the three auxiliary heroes took the initiative to hand over their hidden households, due to the sparse population, a large number of fields were still deserted.

When Shi Hu relocated people, he not only moved Han people, but also Qiang, Di and other ethnic groups were on his migration list.

In 333 AD alone, Shi Hu moved households from Qin and Yong prefectures at one time.

Faced with such a predicament, even if childbirth is encouraged, newborns must be fifteen years old before they can be used as laborers. A distant water cannot save a nearby fire.

At Wang Meng's suggestion, Huan Xi decided to send people to Jiangnan to recruit people to reclaim wasteland.

One husband and one wife were given one hundred and twenty acres of land, as well as some mulberry fields and hemp fields. Huanxi was also willing to exempt them from taxes for the first year. Such conditions, presumably, should also trigger a wave of immigrants in Jiangnan.

Unlike today's Guanzhong, which is vast and sparsely populated, due to the turmoil in the north, a large number of people moved south. Although it greatly promoted the development of the Jiangnan area, the gentry's occupation of fields also turned a large number of common people into tenants and farmed for others.

It was just that the Jiankang court would definitely refuse to let the people go. After thinking about it, Huan Xi decided to ask his father Huan Wen to help him and negotiate with the court on his behalf to move as many as he could.

At the same time, Huan Xi wrote another letter to Zhou Fu, of course not asking him to move the people of Yizhou north.

After experiencing the tyranny of the Cheng Han Dynasty, Yizhou has not recovered yet. Huanxi is interested in the tribes of tribesmen in the mountains, hoping that Zhou Fu will recruit tribes of tribesmen down the mountains for him and go north to enrich the population of Guanzhong.

Huan Xi had worked hard to establish his reputation as a man of integrity and trustworthiness among the Hu tribe, and he had been waiting for this day.

When news of Shi Min's coup and Shi Zun's murder reached Chang'an, Huan Xi no longer had any worries and prepared to regain Anding, Beidi, and Xinping counties in one fell swoop, and then attack Qinzhou.

The situation in Yecheng has made new developments.

In December of the fifth year of Yonghe (AD 349), Shi Jian, who had only been on the throne for just one month, had an irreconcilable conflict with Shi Min.

Shi Jian couldn't stand Shi Min's arbitrary power, so he secretly ordered King Shibao of Leping, Li Song of Zhongshu Ling, Zhang Cai, the general of the palace, and others to attack Kunhua Palace at night.

Shi Min and Li Nong usually handle government affairs in Kunhua Hall.

Shi Bao and others led troops to attack Kunhua Palace, but the guards guarding Shi Min were extremely brave. Shi Min himself had a reputation, and the generals in the army were afraid of him, so he actually allowed Shi Min to break out.

When Shi Jian saw this, he knew that Shi Min would definitely raise an army to investigate the crime. He was so frightened that he killed Shi Bao, Li Song, Zhang Cai and others overnight, pretending that he had no knowledge of the matter.

Faced with Shi Jian's explanation, how could Shi Min believe him? It was just that Shi Zhi, the emerging king who guarded Xiang State, joined forces with Yao Yizhong, Pu Hong and others to spread the word at home and abroad, preparing to attack Shi Min.

At this critical moment, Shi Min could only not pursue the matter for the time being and put down the rebellion first.

Shi Min and Li Nong took Shi Kun, King of Ruyin, as their chief governor, and together with Zhang Ju and his attendant Hu Yansheng, the governor, mounted 70,000 troops on foot to attack Shi Zhi, Yao Yizhong, Fu Hong and others.

Just as the Kanto War was about to break out, Huan Xi was gearing up to take over Yongzhou himself.

Guanzhong, Chang'an.

After Deng Xia handed over to Zhang Ju who was ordered to take over Wuguan, he took his three thousand soldiers to Chang'an to listen.

As soon as he entered the door, before he could salute, Huan Xi laughed loudly and said:

"You should be safe and well."

Deng Xia walked in front of Huan Xi, bowed respectfully and said:
  "At the end of the day, I will pay my respects to my lord. I am worried about you, and everything will be fine at the end." Huanxi helped him up and said with a smile:
  "This time to capture Yongzhou, I need Yingyuan as my vanguard to attack the city and seize the territory."

Deng Xia was overjoyed. Previously, Shen Jin defeated the pass at Ziwu Road and crossed the river to seize Puban. He was invincible. The northern scholars actually regarded Shen Jin as the most powerful general under Huan Xi.

This made Deng Xia dissatisfied. As a vanguard, he had to let these people in Guanzhong take a good look at his abilities.

Among the three counties of Anding, Beidi and Xinping, Anding has seven counties under its jurisdiction. During the Western Jin Dynasty, there were 5,500 households. After years of war and the migration of the population from Shihu, there are now only more than 4,000 households.

Beidi County has two counties under its jurisdiction. In the Western Jin Dynasty, there were 2,600 households, but now there are less than 2,000 households.

Xinping County has jurisdiction over two counties. In the Western Jin Dynasty, there were 2,700 households, and now there are about 2,000 households.

The land of three counties now has a total population of 8,000 households. Each household takes one ding, and only 8,000 soldiers are taken. It is not difficult to capture them.

Of course, these are the population data of all households, and such things as hidden households are not recorded in them.

When Huan Xi sent troops to capture Puban, Wang Meng took advantage of the opportunity to grant land to the people and counted the populations of the four counties of Jingzhao, Fengyi, Fufeng, and Shiping.

Among them, Jingzhao County has nine counties under its jurisdiction. In the Western Jin Dynasty, it had 40,000 households, but now it has 60,000 households. The reason why the population has not declined but increased is because the Hu people came from the western frontiers such as Longyou and Anding to the east and replaced them. The Han people became the main population of Jingzhao County.

Of course, the Yongzhou gentry offered Huanxi a private household, which also contributed to the increase in household registration.

Fengyi County has eight counties under its jurisdiction. In the Western Jin Dynasty, there were 7,700 households, but now there are 8,000 households. The reason for the increase is the same as that of Jingzhao County.

Fufeng County has jurisdiction over six counties. In the Western Jin Dynasty, there were 23,000 households, but now there are 25,000 households.

Shiping County has jurisdiction over five counties. In the Western Jin Dynasty, it had 18,000 households, but now it has 20,000 households.

In other words, the total number of households in the four counties of Yongzhou occupied by Huanxi was only 103,000, and the Hu people still occupied the dominant position.

This data did not exceed Huan Xi's expectations.

Since the Three Kingdoms period, the Guanlong area has been the front line of war between the Shu Han and Wei.

After finally surviving the fall of the Shu Han Dynasty, the people of Guanlong had no time to recuperate, and immediately the rebellion of the Eight Kings of the Western Jin Dynasty began, followed by the Five Husbands' Rebellion in China, which has not stopped for so many years.

And Shi Hu pursued the strategy of weakening Guanlong and enriching Guandong. Under such circumstances, it is conceivable that Guanzhong will be dilapidated.

It’s no wonder that in the original time and space, Fu Hong could easily capture Kansai, but he had to stay in Kanto to fight for the world.

The seven counties of Yongzhou have a total population of just over 110,000 households. Qinzhou is even more unbearable. Since the Qiang, Di and other tribes came eastward in the late Western Jin Dynasty, even the Hu people in the local area who have not yet been registered as household members are all Not much left.

From this we can also understand the harm done to the population of Guanlong when Shihu moved 100,000 households from Guanlong at one time.

It was precisely because Huan Xi knew this that he chose to lead the Northern Expedition before Shi Bao led his troops eastward.

Population is really precious, and he is unwilling to let Guanlong's population drain out again.

Naturally, Huan Xi was even less likely to massacre the Jie people after entering the customs.

Although the three counties including Anding and Qinzhou have a small population, no matter how small the mosquitoes are, they are still meat. Huan Xi gathered 22,000 soldiers in Chang'an. Basically, except for the 3,000 soldiers who followed Shen Jin and garrisoned at Fennan Gaoyuan, he was considered a mobilizer. All the elites.

Huan Xi led two thousand troops with Huan Yi, crossed the Wei River, and attacked Beidi County to the north.

He and Governor Wang Meng led 20,000 cavalry to march westward, first attacking Xinping, then Anding, and then commanding troops to seize Longyou.

Quan Yi was left in Chang'an by Huan Xi and led a small number of state and county soldiers to guard Chang'an.

Outside Chang'an City, the two armies separated. Huan Xi watched the troops attacking Beidi County crossing the Wei River. He turned back and said to Wang Meng:
  "This battle must capture Guanlong as soon as possible so that we can rest and recuperate with the people."

Wang Meng also knew that the current situation in Guanzhong could not withstand a long tug-of-war. He reminded:

"My lord must be on guard against Ryoto."

As the saying goes, make friends from far away and attack close by. In the past, the Eastern Jin Dynasty and Qianliang were not bordering each other, and Qianliang had Hou Zhao as its formidable enemy, so it was able to be friendly with the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Once Huanxi seizes Yong and Qin states and becomes neighbors with Qianliang, will the two sides be able to live in peace, and will Qianliang sit back and watch Huanxi seize Qinzhou.

　I saw that some book friends were worried about Huan Wen and Huan Xi's father and son being separated, so I posted this chapter in advance, and I'll explain it by the way.

　　The real separation between father and son is to allow Huan Wen to take concubines and then give birth to some smart concubines.

　　Huan Xi was destined not to stay with Huan Wen, and old men generally preferred their younger sons. It would be a disaster if Huan Xuan really appeared and accompanied Huan Wen day and night.

　　Now Huan Xi's brothers are not favored by Huan Wen. Even if there is a conflict between the two fathers and sons, they can make up the relationship when Huan Wen has no other choice.

　　Because Huan Wen was a rational man who put his foundation first, so in the original time and space, when his legitimate sons were of no use, he would rather give the military power to his younger brother and the title to his concubine.

　　But the existence of Huan Xi made it impossible for Huan Wen to give power to Huan Chong. Even if he had some minor conflicts with his son, he was still his son, and the one who would take over the throne in the future would be his grandson.

　　If the younger brother is given, the nephew will take over in the future. As long as the son is capable and can control the situation, who will give the younger brother the younger brother.

　　Huan Xi now is Huan Wen's only choice.

　　But if a Huan Xuan is born who is smart and gives Huan Wen a second choice, then father and son will truly be separated.

　　As for the imperial court, in order to split the Huan family, it would inevitably provide strong support to 'Huan Xuan'. These are all foreseeable.

　　As for Sima Xingnan, her reliance was not entirely on Huan Xi. Her identity was the main reason why Huan Wen, whose family was in decline, was able to be reused. The main reason for Huan Wen's henpeck was probably gratitude.

　　This is considered to be an advance update for tomorrow. Another chapter with 4,000 words will be published tomorrow, and the extra 1,000 words will be counted as the interest for the weekend.

　　
  　
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