Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

Chapter 307 Zhuge Qiao was promoted to general, building infrastructure step by step (seeking pursuit)

Although Zhuge Qiao was unwilling to be the general, Zhuge Liang did not support Zhuge Qiao's willfulness.

Nominated by Liu Chan and supported by all the ministers, Zhuge Qiao was officially appointed as the general of the Han Dynasty in the spring of the following year (the 231th year of Zhangwu, AD). He was praised without being named, did not have to bow when entering the court, and wore a sword and shoes when entering the palace.

Simultaneously.

Liu Chan issued a general amnesty and changed the reign title to Jianxing.

On the surface, "Jianxing" means "to achieve great things and to bring glory to the country."

Secretly, "Jianxing" has another meaning.

Liu Chan did not change the era name when he ascended the throne, but he changed the era name when he promoted Zhuge Qiao to the rank of general.

The meaning behind this is thought-provoking.

The rise of the Han Dynasty was largely due to Zhuge Qiao!

Compared with the three generations of Cao Wei, Liu Chan had the least imperial thoughts.

In Liu Chan's mind, he was just short of saying "My sworn brother and I will rule the world together."

Promoting Zhuge Qiao to the rank of general and changing the era name to Jianxing was also Liu Chan's original intention and showed his admiration and support for his sworn brother Zhuge Qiao.

Although some ceremonial officials in the court had complaints about this, no one dared to slander Zhuge Qiao in front of Liu Chan.

That can be fatal!

Zhuge Qiao rarely appeared in the court.

After being promoted to general, Zhuge Qiao set up a military camp in the north of Luoyang and mobilized troops from various places to deploy along the Yellow River.

He also ordered military workshops in all states to manufacture military equipment, mainly arrows and crossbow arrows.

Not only that.

The large ships originally in Jingyang also went north along the coastline and entered the Yellow River.

These large ships were loaded with long-range weapons such as catapults used in warships, including but not limited to the oil-fire bombs that once terrified the Jiangdong navy.

Zhuge Qiao disdained to use techniques like sneaking across the Yellow River.

What Zhuge Qiao wants to show is: what is the heavy industry of the Han Dynasty!
When the power you possess reaches a certain level, all conspiracies and tricks are left for your enemies to struggle with.

The Han Dynasty's comprehensive military mobilization frightened the pseudo-Wei monarchs, ministers, and aristocratic families.

Especially after the Han warships entered the Yellow River, the natural barrier of the Yellow River that the Pseudo-Wei was proud of collapsed in an instant!
The warships sailing freely on the Yellow River showed the Pseudo-Wei what it meant to "control the Yellow River."

On the other hand, the Pseudo-Wei.

Because Zhuge Ke and Zhuge Rong influenced Cao Rui's policy on governing the country, the pseudo-Wei imperial families fought against each other, and there was no significant improvement in military strength.

Not to mention the warships that could sail freely on the Yellow River, even the boats used for crossing the river were extremely backward.

From top to bottom.

The Pseudo-Wei had no idea of ​​forming a navy, let alone spending a lot of money and food to research and upgrade warships and warship weapons.

The Han army's warships entered the Yellow River, catching Cao Rui off guard.

After determining that the Han warships were targeting Baimazin, Cao Rui hastily mobilized Cao Zhen, Zhang He, Cao Xiu and other generals to station troops on the north bank of Baimazin.

All of a sudden.

On both sides of Baimajin, there were heavy troops from the Han and Wei dynasties.

however.

Zhuge Qiao's tactics this time were very different from the conventional river crossing tactics.

Just like the last time we attacked Juancheng.

Zhuge Qiao did not send any of his soldiers ashore, but just fired arrows and stones at the surface of the Yellow River.

Tens of thousands of arrows and stones were thrown onto the shore every day.

The most outrageous thing is that the arrows and stones thrown by Zhuge Qiao have almost zero lethality!

The range of the missile was enough to completely cover Cao Zhen's camp, but the direction it landed was right outside the camp.

It's just like a martial artist fighting with an ordinary person with a sword. The martial artist's sword can always avoid the ordinary person's body just right.

In order to test Zhuge Qiao's intention, Cao Zhen moved part of the camp.

The next day.

The deserted old village was bombarded with arrows and stones!
This result made Cao Zhen and other generals pale with fear. They were so scared that they retreated their camp ten miles that day!
Cao Zhen withdrew his troops.

Zhuge Qiao's army landed at Baimazin.

After landing, Zhuge Qiao mobilized a large number of civilians to transform Baimajin into a city.

There are city walls and moats.

This scene made Cao Zhen even more frightened. Was Zhuge Qiao planning to build a city on the north bank and fight a protracted war?
Not only Cao Zhen didn't understand, but the generals under Zhuge Qiao were also quite confused.

Now that we have crossed the river, why not press on and advance?

Zhuge Qiao's explanation was: times have changed.

War is the destruction of infrastructure and the devastation of civilization.

Therefore, Zhuge Qiao allocated the Baimazin construction project to the emerging merchant group through bidding.

A large number of workers were recruited by the merchant group to participate in the construction of Baimajin.

Military-civilian cooperation with clear division of labor.

Zhuge Qiao was responsible for fighting wars, while merchants and workers were responsible for infrastructure construction.

No profit can not afford to be early.

This sentence applies not only to businessmen, but also to people from any class, including scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans.

Since the abolition of private slavery, the scholars and common people of the Han Dynasty no longer had to perform corvee labor.

In Zhuge Qiao's eyes, the unpaid labor such as forced labor, chores, and military service forced on civilians by those in power was a bad habit.

It is also tyranny!

Any benevolent emperor should not be proud of forcing the common people to perform corvee labor, but should be ashamed of it.

On this point, Liu Chan absolutely supported Zhuge Qiao.

Which emperor doesn't want to be a benevolent monarch respected by all the people and left his name in history?
Zhuge Qiao started infrastructure construction here with the cooperation of military and civilians, which made things difficult for Cao Zhen.

If you want to fight, then fight. Can you retreat if you don’t want to fight?

What do you mean by building a city in front of me?
Cao Zhen, who had no idea of ​​Zhuge Qiao's intentions, did not dare to lead his troops to attack Baimazin. He could only set up a camp and defend it far away, for fear that Zhuge Qiao was playing some trick again.

Zhuge Qiao was also happy that Cao Zhen did not send out troops.

In addition to sending a large number of scouts to survey the terrain every day, the main task of Zhuge Qiao's tens of thousands of troops was to protect the merchants and workers who were building Baima City.

A month has passed.

Zhuge Qiao is building a city.

Two months have passed.

Zhuge Qiao is building a city.

Three months have passed.

Zhuge Qiao is still repairing the city.

Seeing that the main structure of Baima City was about to be completed, Cao Zhen began to panic.

Zhuge Qiao built the city too quickly!
Are these civilians so enthusiastic about building a city?
Considering the civilian laborers recruited by the army, who were all listless and would slack off unless they were whipped, Cao Zhen could not understand why the civilian laborers recruited by Zhuge Qiao were so enthusiastic.

Cao Zhen, who was suspicious, sent a large number of spies to lurk in Baima City.

However, the information sent back shocked Cao Zhen.

The laborers who built Baima City not only had food and lodging provided, but they were also given extra money and rations!
What's even more outrageous is.

Those merchants even asked people to send money and food back to the people's homes.

In order to prevent merchants from profiting from it, Zhuge Qiao also acted as a guarantor.

In short: If any businessman dares to break the contract and affects Zhuge Qiao's reputation among the people, Zhuge Qiao will kill him!

Do you have to be so cruel?

Does the Han Dynasty have so much money and grain that it has nowhere to use it?
Looking at the information sent back, both Cao Zhen and Zhang He could not help but shudder.

Cao Zhen and Zhang He both saw the pros and cons clearly.

If the soldiers and horses are not moving, the grain and grass will go first.

The transportation of food and fodder often requires the use of civilian laborers.

The enthusiasm of the Han people is high, while the enthusiasm of the Wei people is low.

Based on this point alone, Han's logistical capabilities far surpassed Wei's.

"We can't let Zhuge Qiao continue to build the city in Baimajin. We have to create an opportunity to fight with Zhuge Qiao's army." Zhang He was anxious.

I have fought wars all my life, but I have never encountered anything so outrageous. Cao Zhen agreed to Zhang He's proposal.

Zhuge Qiao boiled the frog in warm water and focused on building the city at Baimazin, forcing Cao Zhen to switch from defense to offense.

That night.

Cao Zhen and Zhang He divided their troops into two groups, preparing to launch a surprise attack on Zhuge Qiao's camp outside Baima City.

Zhang He was in front and Cao Zhen was behind.

The two surprise attack forces cooperated with each other to avoid Zhuge Qiao's ambush.

Zhang He led the troops in front, moving cautiously along the way, and finally reached Zhuge Qiao's camp.

"Zhuge Qiao's camp defense is as tight as ever."

"It's not easy to launch a sneak attack."

Zhang He was an experienced warrior who had seen too many camp deployments and had a high opinion of Zhuge Qiao's camp.

But now the arrow is on the string and has to be shot.

No matter how tight the defenses of Zhuge Qiao's camp are, the raid must be carried out tonight.

Zhang He carefully opened the gate of the camp, and just as he was about to lead his troops into the camp, he suddenly heard the sounds of gongs and drums.

Shouts of "enemy attack" rang out one after another.

Before Zhang He could react, the arrows and stones that he would never forget appeared.

Zhuge Qiao's camp was like a cat whose tail was stepped on; its stress reaction was jaw-dropping.

Before Zhang He saw the Han soldiers, the Han archers shot out a large number of arrows.

These arrows seemed to be free.

Directly launch a covering attack in the direction outside the camp!
What frightened Zhang He even more was that at first it was arrows, and after a while it turned into stones.

The trebuchet started to wash the floor!

After the stones, there are oil bombs!
Obstacles such as deer horns outside the camp were hit by oil bombs and caught fire.

When Zhuge Qiao gets ruthless, he even burns himself!

"Zhuge Qiao, that bastard, how many arrows and stones are there in the camp!"

Zhang He cursed and could only lead his troops to retreat.

Hundreds of soldiers were killed or wounded before the camp was officially raided. How can we continue the battle?
What Zhang He didn't know was.

Zhuge Qiao had already issued a military order: Don't panic if you encounter a camp raid, and don't rush forward foolishly before your arrows and stones are exhausted.

Just arrogant!

When Cao Zhen heard the shouting and killing, he quickly led his troops to support Zhang He.

Seeing Zhang He's dusty face, Cao Zhen couldn't help but wonder: "General Zhang, what's going on?"

Zhang He sighed and recounted the frustrating experience of the raid to Cao Zhen: "Zhuge Qiao's arrows and stones are very powerful. Before I even entered the camp, the arrows and stones were thrown crazily."

"Even the deer horns outside the camp were mostly burned by Zhuge Qiao's arrows and stones."

Cao Zhen's breath got stuck in his throat and he almost choked: "Zhuge Qiao burned his own antlers?"

Zhang He nodded depressedly: "I guess they just want to burn the deer antlers to smoke us out."

Cao Zhen was speechless for a long time.

It's just a robbery, is it necessary to make such a big deal?

a long time.

Cao Zhen sighed and responded to Zhang He angrily.

And the other side.

Jiang Wei, Wei Yan and other generals were scolded by Zhuge Qiao: "Who told you to use oil bombs?"

"Don't you know to check the wind direction before using it?"

"The laborers who were repairing the city were woken up by choking in the middle of the night. How can they repair the city tomorrow?"

"Do you think those civilians get paid every day like you do?"

"If they don't repair the city, how will they get the money and food to support their families?"

"I've already said that the army and the people are one family. Without the people, there would be no army. Can't you consider the people for a bit?"

"Wei Yan, what are you laughing at? You were born in a humble family, and you are one of the poor people. Now that you have become a rear general, you have forgotten your duty."

"You will be punished by delivering mung bean soup to the peasants tomorrow."

These mung beans were discovered in Nanzhong, and were introduced into Shuzhong after cultivation. When Zhuge Qiao learned about it, he made mung beans a standing strategic material for the army.

Wei Yan still smiled: "General, I am not laughing at the common people, but at Zhang He."

"Zhang He was so brave in Jieting in the past, but now he has withdrawn his troops in disgrace without even seeing me."

Zhuge Qiao snorted and asked, "Is Zhang He dead?"

Wei Yan's smile froze: "No, not dead."

Zhuge Qiao reprimanded, "We used nearly 20,000 arrows tonight, and also used oil bombs. Most of the deer horns outside the camp were burned, but in the end, even Zhang He was not burned to death."

"You're still laughing here?"

Wei Yan spread his hands and said, "But you, the Great General, have also said that if you encounter a raid on your camp, don't panic. Don't charge in foolishly before you run out of arrows and stones."

Zhuge Qiao shouted, "That was said to the soldiers in the army, not to you, the general."

"You don't have to charge into battle now. Soldiers in the army have to risk their lives."

Jiang Wei quietly pulled Wei Yan and said, "Wen Chang, stop talking. The general's wife is here to visit her family today, and the general is disturbed in the middle of the night. Isn't he angry?"

Before he finished speaking, Jiang Wei felt a chill and immediately straightened up: "General, the rear general and I will go to deliver mung bean soup to the people tomorrow."

Even after Jiang Wei, Wei Yan and other generals left, Zhuge Qiao was still furious.

"You are going to raid the camp, how early?"

"Why are you here to raid our camp at this time?"

Zhuge Qiao was very angry.

Very serious consequences.

Not long after.

Wang Ping arrived upon receiving the order.

"It's rude to come and not reciprocate!"

"Zijun, take your Wudang flying army to rob Zhang He's camp. Remember to bring oil cloth."

"You only have one hour. After one hour, it will be too early to return to the army at daybreak."

When Wang Ping heard that petroleum cloth was going to be used, his eyes lit up instantly.

"General, isn't it a bit wasteful to use oil cloth to raid the camp?"

Although he said it was a waste, Wang Ping's eyes showed excitement.

There is not much difference between petroleum cloth and ordinary oilcloth, except that the core "oil" has changed.

Compared with ordinary oilcloth, it is not easy to extinguish and the smell is more pungent.

In order to block the pungent smell of petroleum cloth, craftsmen also added many special substances to block and reduce the volatilization of petroleum.

Zhuge Qiao narrowed his eyes slightly: "Take as much as you want. I only look at the results, not the process."

Wang Ping said happily: "I will obey the military order."

After Wang Ping left, Zhuge Qiao took out the map of Jizhou.

There are several circles marked on the map.

The location of the circle is Zhuge Qiao’s infrastructure target.

Others fought a war by advancing step by step, but Zhuge Qiao fought a war by building a city at every step.

"Yuanxun and Shuchang are too slow."

"My White Horse City is almost finished, but there is no progress at all."

To destroy a country.

In addition to military crushing, the enemy country must also be disintegrated from within.

Zhuge Ke and Zhuge Rong were chess pieces that Zhuge Qiao placed inside the Pseudo-Wei to disintegrate the Pseudo-Wei.

after all.

What Zhuge Qiao wanted to destroy was the Pseudo Wei, the aristocratic families, and the Hu people, not the ordinary people of the Pseudo Wei.

The sins committed by the aristocratic families cannot be borne by ordinary people.

(End of this chapter)