Eastern Jin Dynasty: My powerful father

Chapter 93 The Huns come (3000)

After hearing about the practice of raking, Huan Xi immediately started experiments.

He ordered people to divide three pieces of land in the same area, one piece of land without any treatment, another piece of land with plowing technique, and the last piece of land with plowing technique.

Then people poured the same amount of water, and after waiting for a while, they observed the loss and evaporation of soil water in the three fields.

Of course, the results would not come out in a day or two. While Huan Xi was waiting for this, the Tiefu Huns' envoy also arrived in Chang'an.

The envoy on this trip had a good background. He was Liu Kuantou, the younger brother of Liu Wuhuan, the leader of Tiefu.

Liu Yan's face was solemn. When he came, it was the slack time after the autumn harvest. Soldiers from various states and counties were responding to the call of the prefect and county magistrate to participate in the drill.

The majestic scenes left a deep impression on Liu Yan.

The drills of the state and county soldiers were mainly focused on defending the city, and it was difficult to tell the truth from the truth.

Of course, even if these state and county soldiers do not have the ability to fight in the field, if Tiefu invades, they still have to plunder the city. When the surrounding people learn of the invasion, they will either hide in the city or flee to the mountains and forests.

These state and county soldiers, whose main training project is to defend the city, can just come in handy when foreign enemies invade.

Of course, what Liu Yan was most concerned about was the elite cavalry under Huan Xi.

Relying on the Didao battle with Qianliang, Huan Xi's elite soldiers have already made a name for themselves.

After all, the Qianliang soldiers who fought with them had defeated the larger ones with less on three occasions. They defeated the generals of Later Zhao such as Ma Qiu and Wang Zhuo and did not dare to look west. They were famous in the north.

Huan Xi did not disappoint Liu Yan. At the banquet to receive the envoy, he laughed loudly and said:
  "It's a coincidence that the envoy has arrived. Huan is about to hold a military viewing ceremony in Chang'an. If the envoy is interested, he may wish to attend with me."

The purpose of Liu Yan's trip was to explore Huan Xi's true identity. He was overjoyed when he heard this:

"Since Mr. Jing Zhao kindly invites you, how dare you refuse? You should obey your orders."

During the banquet, Huan Xi asked about the situation of the Tiefu Xiongnu and Dai Guo.

Liu Yan only picked out what he could say, but it also gave Huan Xi a lot of gains. At least he knew that Dai Guo, the final winner of the Sixteen Kingdoms in the original time and space, was now determined to fight against the opposition of the tribal adults in the country. Focusing on the grassland war with the Chilean people, they had no intention of going south.

The fact that tribal adults have such a big say is also related to the founding history of Tuoba Xianbei.

Since the first generation leader Tuoba Li Wei made a mistake in the Western Jin Dynasty's alienation plan and died in anger, most of the leaders of the Tuoba Xianbei tribe did not end well.

They were either forced to flee abroad, died in civil strife, or died suddenly and mysteriously.

Only the fifth leader, Tuoba Luguan, divided Tuoba Xianbei's territory into three parts in order to save his life, allowing his two nephews to occupy the fertile land, while he stayed in the bitter and cold land. Under such humble circumstances, he managed to die a good death.

Tuoba Shiyijian is the thirteenth leader of Tuoba Xianbei.

Tuoba Shiyiqian was held hostage in Yecheng. The reason why he was able to return to his country and become the leader was because his younger brother Tuobagu refused the recommendation and support of the officials, and even went to Yecheng in person to welcome Tuoba back. Postscript Shi Yijian.

Whoever wants to sit in this seat, Tuoba Gu is not lucky enough to enjoy it.

Tuoba Xianbei's tradition of internal fighting was there, so how could Tuoba Shiyiqian dare to ignore the opinions of the tribal adults and insist on sending troops to fight for the Central Plains.

After three rounds of wine, the guests and hosts were enjoying themselves. When Liu Kuantou said his goodbyes, Huan Xi did not forget to tell him not to miss the military viewing ceremony tomorrow.

The next day, a high platform had been erected outside Chang'an City. Huan Xi and Liu Yantou boarded the general platform. With his order, the military viewing ceremony officially began.

The first to come to the general stage were the five thousand elite cavalry under Huan Xi. They showed off their riding skills to the fullest at Liu Yan's head.

The Lancers charged forward, showing a terrifying momentum.

The archers skillfully drew their bows and arrows on horseback, and a dense rain of arrows rose up.

Most of the cavalry under Huan Xi are mainly Jie, Qiang, and Di people, while the Han people only have more than a thousand, and they are all carefully selected. Their riding skills are not inferior to those of the Xiongnu and Xianbei people. , and the quality of the armor is even worse.

The infantry phalanx that then came to the general stage was an eye-opener for Liu Yan. There were 17,000 infantrymen who came to participate in the military parade. Except for the 3,000 soldiers who followed Shen Jin to guard Gaowang City, the rest Everyone gathered under the general stage.

As the flags on the general stage were waved and the drumbeats changed, the infantry under the stage changed their formations one by one, but there was no sense of chaos at all.

Huan Xi watched the soldiers changing formations uniformly and said with great enthusiasm:
  "The envoy thinks our army is strong!"

Liu Yantou complimented:
  "You have to have such powerful soldiers to attack Shibao from the north and Liangren from the west."

Huan Xi laughed loudly. At this moment, General Deng Qiang, who was guarding Huan Xi, came out and asked:
  "The last general is willing to help the master fight against the generals!"

Huan Xi looked at Liu Yan's ugly head and asked:
  "I wonder if there are any warriors under the envoy who are willing to fight?"

As he spoke, he took off his jade belt, took off his brocade robe, and said:

"To the winner, I will give you a jade belt and brocade robe." Jade belt and brocade robe are indeed valuable, but the winner of today's battle will be famous all over the world, which is what warriors dream of.

Among the envoys, there were indeed a few people who relied on their bravery and invited themselves to fight. Liu Yan thought for a moment, summoned the most courageous people among them, and warned:
  "Today's battle is a matter of honor and disgrace. You can only win, not lose!"

It’s no wonder that Liu Yan was so confident. His name was Huyan Laohu. As his name suggests, he was said to have the power to capture tigers and leopards alive. He was a famous warrior among the Tiefu Xiongnu.

At this time, he went to fight, and the others had to stop their activities.

Hu Yanlaohu nodded with confidence. He did not think that he would fail in Chang'an.

However, things went against expectations. Huyanlaohu and Deng Qiang fought for several times in the audience, and then he was swept off his horse. The tip of the tree was pressed against his throat. If Deng Qiang had not shown mercy, Huyanlaohu would have died long ago.

The Jin soldiers who were watching the battle burst into thunderous cheers. Correspondingly, the Tiefu envoys were like mourning mothers, and eggplants were beaten like frost.

Liu Yantou forced a smile and said:
  "This man is a true tiger general."

Huan Xi's smile was much brighter, and he shouted to the audience:
  "Deng Qiang! Come on stage quickly to receive your reward!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Deng Xia couldn't help it any longer. He stepped out and said:

"My lord, how can you give Pohu (Deng Qiang) a jade belt and brocade robe before the last general goes into battle!"

When Liu Yan saw Deng Ya's majestic figure and bright eyes, he asked curiously:
  "Gong Huan, may I ask who this general is?"

Huan Xi patted Deng Xia on the shoulder and smiled at Liu Yan:

"This man is the most powerful general under my command. He is the bravest of all three armies. When it comes to being able to defeat generals in battle, no one in the army can match him."

Liu Yan couldn't believe that there was a more brave general in Huan Xi's army than Deng Qiang. He couldn't help but be dumbfounded and couldn't believe it.

Huan Xi turned around and scolded Deng Xia:
  "Today is a contest between Pohu and the Xiongnu warriors. What are you doing to get in the way? Get back quickly!"

Deng Xia was already overjoyed after hearing the words "The First Fierce General". He didn't care about Huan Xi's scolding and quickly retreated to the team.

In fact, Huan Xi is not unreasonable. In terms of martial arts alone, Deng Qiang is still inferior to Deng Xia.

But when it comes to the military strategy of commanding the three armies and arranging troops, Deng Ya was not enough in front of Deng Qiang.

Deng Qiang returned to the general platform and received Huan Xi's jade belt and brocade robe with great joy, while Huyan Laohu retreated to the team dejectedly, ashamed to see others.

Liu Kuantou stayed in Chang'an for three days. In addition to appreciating the grandeur of Huan Xi's military, he also did not forget to collect intelligence secretly.

People in Guanzhong are now at peace, and people are all loyal to Huan Xi. This also makes Liu Yan realize that although Huan Xi has only occupied Guanlong for more than a year, the foundation of his rule is already solid.

Especially the elite soldiers and generals under Huan Xi's command, Liu Yan decided that he could only be friends with them, not enemies.

After witnessing the large number of troops in Guanlongzhou and the strength of the fighting troops, the Tiefu Xiongnu delegation, led by Liu Kutou, resigned from Huanxi and left Chang'an.

As the saying goes, Huanxi also sent an envoy, with Lord Bo Zhaoju as the main envoy, and was ordered to send an envoy to the Tiefu Xiongnu.

Hearing is false, seeing is believing. Regarding the information about the Tiefu Xiongnu, we cannot just listen to Liu Yan's words. Zhao Ju must go to the Hetao Plain in person.

Tiefu Xiongnu wanted to determine Huan Xi's strength before deciding his attitude towards him, and Huan Xi was not the same.

As the saying goes, the Yellow River is full of dangers but only benefits. Huan Xi also has his ambitions for the Hetao Plain.

Of course, even if you really want to use troops abroad, you have to wait until next year's autumn harvest and the treasury is full.

The most important thing at present is to resettle the 30,000 households from Jingzhou.

According to reports from the border, Zhou Chu has led five thousand soldiers to protect the people entering the border. They have walked out of the ancient Shang-Yu Road and are heading towards Lantian County. I believe they will reach Chang'an in a short time.

Time came to early winter, before the heavy snow came, and the experiments in the land finally came to fruition. Among the three fields, the soil that had not been treated in any way lost the fastest, followed by the soil that had been rested by tilling. Adding an additional harrowing process can best preserve the moisture in the soil and has the most significant effect.

Huan Xi personally inspected the fields and was overjoyed. Not only did he order someone to fetch 100,000 yuan on the spot and rewarded it to Zhang Gaoping, he also appointed him as the mill captain, responsible for promoting and teaching plowing and harrowing techniques.

After all, raking the ground also involves raking.

Zhang Gaoping has been farming for generations, and he has never heard of the allusion of a thousand pieces of gold being exchanged for horse bones. He expressed rather uneasily:
  "General, I am not the first to create this technique. Nowadays, the common people use this technique to dedicate themselves to the general. They have already deserved the reward they received. How can they dare to ask for an official position?"

Huan Xi comforted him and said:
  "If you can dedicate this technique to me, you have done me a favor, and you deserve all of this.

"Now I regard you as the commander of millet management. You don't need to worry about other things. You only need to travel all over Yong, Qin and Liang prefectures to teach this technique to each county before spring plowing. If you succeed, I will give you another reward. "

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