A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 430: The Second Army agreed on a strategy, and all the wise men gathered to discuss countermeasures

The 16th year of Jian'an

Since Jingzhou was carved up by the Cao and Sun families, the world has gained a rare peace. For three years, there has been no major war in the world.

February
Zhao Gong Liu Bei convened the second Supreme Military Council in Yedu. The generals of the four towns, ministers above the ninth level of the central government, and governors from various states all gathered together.

Nine years have passed since the last military meeting in Xiapi.

Nine years ago, Liu Bei was just the general of the left, occupying the two states of Qingxu. He had no more than 100,000 soldiers under his command. He was in a place of four battles. Sun Quan was threatening him in the south, Yuan Shao was eyeing him in the north, and Cao Cao was eager to try in the west. If you don't pay attention, you will end up with someone. The race of life and death is destroyed.

But now, he is the Duke of Zhao, and he is in charge of the five states of Bing, You, Ji, Qing, and Xu. Under his command are Lu Bu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Yuan Zhao, Bai Gong and other powerful generals gathered together, including Bai Dian, Chen Gong, Xu Shu, Literary stars such as Kong Rong, Chen Qun, and Chen Deng are shining brightly.

There were nearly 300,000 soldiers, and they suddenly became the most powerful princes in the world, spanning the north and south, drinking from the two rivers of horses.

"I will pay my respects to my lord!"

In the palace of Yedu, Liu Bei was wearing royal robes and a far-traveling crown. He was sitting on a high throne, with two maids on the left and right holding big cattail fans, and an eunuch serving beside him.

"Your Majesty, please excuse me."

When all the ministers were seated, Liu Bei slowly spoke: "Four years have passed since Gu took control of Hebei and expelled Beihu. During these four years, it was only thanks to the hard work of all the ministers that we were able to stabilize the people and restore the state of Zhao.

But the peaceful days are always so short-lived, and the world is still falling into pieces. Cao Cao and Sun Quan in the south are still divided and control the court. As Han clan clan members and descendants of Emperor Gao, how can they watch the world of the Han Dynasty? Just fall apart?
Therefore, the generals and governors from all over the country are summoned back to the capital to seek good advice from you. Now that Zhao has regained its strength and has millions of soldiers, how can it not regain the power of its ancestors and only be laughed at by foreigners? "

Already over fifty years old, the gray-haired Prime Minister Bai Dian came out to report to Liu Bei: "My lord, after more than three years of recovery, the Hu people who merged with the two states have surrendered to our Zhao Kingdom again.

Last year, Bai Gong, the general of Zhenbei, and Lu Bu, the general of Zhenxi, gathered Zhao's 30,000 elite infantry and cavalry, went out to the north of the Great Wall, and fought a hundred thousand Xianbei army on the grassland. The Xianbei army was defeated, and the remaining army fled north. Now the Xianbei King has also sent envoys again to proton. He handed over the surrender form and asked for Zhao Guo's canonization.

The Wuhuan people in eastern Liaodong, as well as the rebellious Goguryeo people, Lelang County and other three counties of the Han Dynasty that rebelled against the Han Dynasty were all suppressed and expelled by Yan Rou, the general who conquered the Liao Dynasty, and Zhang Fei, the general of Zhennan, who sent troops to suppress and expel the three counties of the Han Dynasty. County, requesting resettlement of official administration.

In addition, the people in the country have now settled down. The millions of refugees in the Taihang Mountains, as well as the 200,000 people received from the Bai Kingdom, have either been registered as households or set up farming camps, and have begun to return to the land.

The Jinyang warehouse in Jinyang and the Pingyuan warehouse in Pingyuan are both full and can support an army of 200,000 for half a year. As for the rest…”

Bai Dian continued to report on his achievements in the past two years, as well as some matters that required Liu Bei's personal decision-making. This not only allowed Liu Bei to have a more intuitive understanding of how many troops he could use, but also made the ministers understand that his side already had the strength to launch a war.

"Prime Minister, thank you for your hard work. I have relied on the Prime Minister's help for the past three years. Otherwise, why would I have so much energy to do other things? With the help of the Prime Minister, my strength has increased by 30% out of thin air."

He affirmed Bai Dian's achievements over the years, and then began to solve some problems that required him to make the decision himself.

"In this way, since the lands in Liaodong have returned to the Han Dynasty, they will re-establish counties and counties according to the old Han rules. Except for the vassal states of Liaodong, all the officials and people will be returned to Liaoxi County.

Liaodong County, Xuantu County and Lelang County were re-established in the old places of the three Han Dynasty counties that had surrendered.

In addition to the three counties, the Goguryeo area established the Liaodong Protectorate, with one protector, one long history, and a number of other subordinate officials. It protected Goguryeo, Korea, Sanhan, Woju, and Yulou, and conducted military operations in Liaodong.

Yan Rou, the general who conquered Liao, was appointed to concurrently serve as the governor of Liaodong. He was ordered to recruit 20,000 soldiers from various ethnic groups in Liaodong and organize them into an army for his own use.

With Cui Jun as the governor of Youzhou, he promoted Wu Zhi, the Zhonglang general who protected the southern Xiongnu, as the chief historian of the Liaodong Protectorate, and assisted the general of Liao in managing affairs in Liaodong. "

In fact, the reason why Liu Bei attaches so much importance to Liaodong affairs is because there are huge profits in it. It is not the 20,000 Liaodong soldiers he asked Yan Rou to train and train, but the proportion of Liaodong in the business affairs.

For this reason, he also specially set up a Dian Shang Xiaowei in Liaodong County to be responsible for Liaodong's commercial affairs, under the command of two Dian Shang Zhonglang generals, Bai Jin and Mi Zhu.

Since Soochow's fleet opened up the trade route from Yangzhou to Liaodong, Zhao Guo has gained a lot of profits from it.

Liaodong's furs, medicinal materials, famous trees, dried meats and Liaodong slaves earn hundreds of millions of dollars for Zhao State every year.

Although Sun Quan was the third largest prince in the world, Wu's population was only one million, and the majority were Yue people, so it was in urgent need of resources to increase its population.

For the sake of population, Sun Quan strongly supported the navigation industry. He not only opened up trade routes to Liaodong, but also to Yizhou Island, Nanhai Islands, Jiaozhou and other places. He not only bought and sold goods, but also purchased large quantities of local indigenous slaves.

After the slaves were bought back to the State of Wu, the women and children were either sold as slaves to various families or put into farming camps, while the men were either given as rewards to the generals as tribesmen or put into military camps. After settling some domestic matters, Liu Bei finally turned his attention to the war.

"Now that the threat of the barbarians in the north will no longer hinder Zhao's march south, do you have any ideas on how to fight?"

Hearing Liu Bei begin to discuss the war, the generals who had been standing on the right suddenly became energetic and came out to discuss their thoughts.

"Lord, I thought that since our army has the general momentum, we might as well fight a big war, with all three armies marching westward from Qingzhou to Cao Cao's Yan and Henan provinces.

All the way south from Jizhou, relying on the powerful transportation capacity of Donglai Navy, they crossed the Yellow River south and penetrated into Cao Cao's hinterland Dongjun, and then went all the way south to attack Sizhou.

Attacking Hedong and Hanoi through Bingzhou and cutting off Cao Cao's tentacles in Hebei. Whether we capture the two rivers and attack Guanzhong, or just stay north of the Yellow River, this will be very beneficial to our next war. "

Xu Shu, the imperial censor, came out to express his thoughts. Liu Bei agreed very much with Xu Shu's proposal.

"My lord, I think what the imperial censor said is very consistent with our army's strategy, but we cannot ignore Sun Quan's actions in the south.

Since Cao Cao captured Nanjun and Wuling County, he cut off Sun Quan's westward path. Since Cao Cao was powerful and subject to the threat of our army, Sun Quan would never dare to attack Cao Cao.

If our army fights Cao Cao, Sun Quan will definitely take advantage of our army's empty strength in the direction of Xuzhou to advance into Jiujiang and Guangling and capture Xuzhou.

Therefore, I thought that we should leave enough troops in Xuzhou to prevent Sun Quan from attacking from behind, and even let the Donglai Navy and Guangling Navy prevent the Wu army from passing by sea and making a surprise attack on our Xuzhou coastal area. "

Pinghe General Chen Jie came out to tell the story of his long-term garrison in Guangling, his understanding of the Wu army, and how to deal with Wu's powerful navy.

"What Chen Jie said is true. My lord, since the thirteenth year of Jian'an, the general can clearly feel that the State of Wu has sent a large number of spies to our Jiujiang area, with the purpose of collecting all kinds of spies of our army north of the Yangtze River. Intelligence, obviously, its ambition is in my Xuzhou area."

Leaving Hefei for the first time in several years, Zhang Liao, the governor of Jiujiang and the rebel general who came to Yedu, also came out to explain his thoughts.

"Very good. The ancients often say that one person is short-term and everyone is wise. This statement does not deceive me. If General Tui Ni and General Pinghe had not spoken sincerely, I would have almost been taken advantage of by Sun Quan.

In this way, Gao Shun was ordered to lead 30,000 troops to garrison Xuzhou, ready to guard against Cao Cao's partial army taking Xuzhou, and to support Jiujiang and Guangling.

Zhang Liao and Chen Jie, you two must pay full attention to Sun Quan's movements on the other side. As long as you have the intention, you must hold on until the Xuzhou reinforcements arrive.

Zhang Liao, especially your Jiujiang, is at the junction of the two armies of Cao and Sun. They may be attacked by both sides at any time, so they must be vigilant at all times.

After returning, he also told Tai Shici that Gu promised you that after this battle, no matter whether you win or not, as long as Jiujiang and Guangling are not lost, Gu will be rewarded. "

"Thank you, lord, I will definitely live up to my lord's trust!"

In addition, in order to confuse Sun Quan, Liu Bei also sent Mi Zhu and Sun Qian as envoys to the State of Wu to negotiate business with them, lower their vigilance, and delay their dispatch of troops as much as possible.

After the military meeting, the generals stationed on the border immediately returned, and the other generals in Ye also quickly began to prepare for the expedition.

This military meeting determined Liu Bei's next general direction, which was to attack south, first to capture Cao Cao, and then to capture Sun Quan. During the attack on Cao Cao, he continued to send envoys to win over Liu Zhang from Shu. If he could win over him, it would be no less important than letting Cao Cao over. Being attacked from both sides.

Liu Bei decided to start sending troops in March with a three-pronged attack. He appointed Guan Yu as the main general along the way. He led 60,000 troops from Qingzhou and left Gaotang to capture Yanzhou in South Korea. This route was the first to start and set off on March 5.

The second route, led by Lu Bu, led 50,000 cavalry from Bingzhou and left Jinyang to attack Hedong and Hanoi occupied by South Korea. They were assisted by Zhang Yan, the governor of Gaodu. This road followed, and we set off on March 20th.

The third route, led by Liu Bei personally, commanded 100,000 central guards, crossed the Yellow River from Jizhou and Liyang, captured East County of South Korea, and then attacked Chenliu County and Jiyin County in the hinterland of South Korea.

This route was the last to start. After Guan Yu's army and Lu Bu's army fought with Cao's army and successfully mobilized Cao's army, they attacked on April 12. Not only could they attack Chen Liu, but they could also threaten Cao's army fighting Guan Yu's army from the rear.

In the end, 30,000 people were left with Gao Shun in Xuzhou to ensure that Xuzhou would not be attacked by Sun Quan.

In order to ensure that Liu Bei's 100,000 troops could cross the river smoothly, the Donglai navy did their best to supervise the construction of large ships after receiving the order, and continuously recruited passing merchant ships that could carry cargo, so as to be able to send 10,000 people across the river at one time.

(End of this chapter)