The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 493
Cao Cao, who returned to Tongguan, did not stop, and went directly to Chang'an. After a short rest in Chang'an, he returned to Luoyang.

"Yu Jin guards Tongguan, Xia Houyuan guards Chang'an, Cao Hong guards Hangu Pass, and the rest of the soldiers and horses go to various places..."

"Cao Cao, this is a complete truce!"

"Cao Ren in Yanzhou withdrew his troops and stood firm, and Lejin in Yuzhou also withdrew from Xuzhou."

Chen Ziming sighed, the war is over, Cao Cao launched the war and now, after a year, it is over, but there are countless bones left behind who will take care of them, and who will raise countless orphans and widows.

"Your Majesty ordered General Taishi to command one hundred thousand troops out of Taiyuan and sweep across the northern lands. Wherever he went, Cao's army looked forward to the flag and surrendered without any resistance..."

"In less than half a month, General Taishi's army will arrive in Liangzhou, join us, and Liangzhou will have no worries."

As soon as Tian Feng received the urgent report, Liu Bei took action, and troops from all over the country swarmed out, driving Cao Cao's soldiers back to their original places. However, Liu Bei did not let the army continue to attack. This battle lasted too long, and the soldiers everywhere were very tired and did not fight again. It is necessary to go down.

"Northern land must have strong soldiers and horses, otherwise Cao Cao will destroy the northern land again, and Liangzhou will become an isolated city again. Moreover, the northern land is sparsely populated, and it is easy to be penetrated by grassland rangers. We should strengthen our defenses."

After Chen Ziming thought for a while, he ordered: "The army completely occupies the Northland, drives all the grassland herdsmen out of the Great Wall, connects Anding, Beidi, Shangjun, and Yanmen, and completely isolates the grassland rangers. Step into the Central Plains."

Because of the chaos of the Han Dynasty and the surrender of the grassland Huns to the Han Dynasty, the defense of the Great Wall has long existed in name only, allowing the prairie rangers to cross the Great Wall and enter the Central Plains at any time.

Most of the Qiang people used to live in the northern land, but now the Qiang people moved inward, leaving the northern land area blank, and the Xianbei army went deep into the Han without any scruples. Later, Cao Cao sent troops to occupy the various places. Now Cao Cao retreated, and Chen Ziming Of course, this opportunity will not be missed to completely consolidate the Northland and other regions.

"Tai Shici's army guards the front line of the Great Wall, from the Great Wall in the north to Feng Ling in the south, all of which are its defense areas, ensuring that Liangzhou and Bingzhou are in constant communication."

"Zhang Liao guards Liangzhou, mainly guarding against Cao Jun in Tongguan, and cooperates with Tai Shici in the north to jointly defend Liangzhou to ensure the stability of Liangzhou."

The northern land is open and sparsely populated, so it is not suitable for planting, so the Han Dynasty did not pay much attention to it. If it were not for the early Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu often came from the northern land, and the northern land became a strategic point, and it was the front line for Luoyang to stop the Huns.

In order to strengthen the defense of the north, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty immigrated to the north in large numbers and established a defense line.

Now the Xiongnu were destroyed by Xianbei, and Xianbei rose, but after several wars, they suffered serious setbacks and were unable to threaten the Central Plains.

However, the geographic location of Beidi is still important. Not to mention that Beidi is the main link between Liangzhou and Bingzhou, it is said that Beidi occupies an area comparable to that of Bingzhou.

"A lot of crops are suitable for planting in the north, but it's a pity that they haven't been introduced into the Han Dynasty. Such a large land must not be lost." Chen Ziming has a very strong sense of territory. Even if it is useless, it should rot in his own hands.

"Once suitable crops are found, a large number of people will be relocated. At that time, the Northland will be the bridgehead for the Han to march to the grassland!"

Above the north is Shuofang, which was originally the territory of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty immigrated a large number of counties and counties, but unfortunately it fell into the hands of the nomads on the grassland again. , so no one pays attention to this strategic location.

"Shuofang is not in a hurry, there are not so many troops, first consolidate the front line of the Great Wall, and wait until Cao Cao and Sun Quan are killed. When the time comes, the army will go out of the Great Wall. Not only will Shuofang take it, but it will also completely solve the problem of the grassland, so that the grassland becomes a part of the Han, rather than a subject. .”

Chen Ziming made up his mind, he didn't need to submit, he needed to be in complete control, otherwise, once the Central Plains was weak, the grassland would become a rich wolf after taking down the sheep and eating a piece of meat.

"Western Regions, don't be in a hurry, it's too far away, you're powerless..."

The Western Regions are the same as the Grasslands, one is because of the distance, and with the productivity and transportation capacity of this era, it is a bit powerless, and the other is because of Cao Cao and Sun Quan. Before the Central Plains are unified and Cao Cao and Sun Quan are killed, Chen Ziming will not do anything to the Grasslands and the Western Regions.

"The grasslands in the north and the Western Regions in the west will be released first, and Nanyue and other places in the south will almost be captured by Sun Quan. When Sun Quan is killed, he will take over. It's not a big problem. Everything that can be captured in the Northeast has been captured. In the past, it was the endless Pacific Ocean. There's no need to go any further now."

"Well, Cao Cao and Sun Quan are so powerful that they can't take it for a while, but Liu Zhang in Yizhou, it's useless to keep it. If he takes Yizhou, Cao Cao will be completely trapped in the center. Sun Quan has no way to expand north, so he can only continue to develop south , it is time to reproduce the situation of the Three Kingdoms."

"Most of the Qiang people have surrendered. In the west of Yizhou, there is also a Di family. Although the strength is not good, it is similar to the Qiang people. The distribution is too wide. There is no strong political power, but it can be accepted. But you can't force it. The Qiang and Di people have very close contacts, but we can open the gap from here."

Incorporating the Di tribe, you can't use force, it will consume troops, the gain is not worth the loss, and you don't have that ability. The territory of the Di tribe is not small, and the population is probably more than one million.

Chen Ziming looked at the vast map and thought about the future layout. He could see the power of the whole Han Dynasty at a glance. Liu Bei was the most powerful, then Cao Cao, then Sun Quan, and finally Liu Zhang.

Liu Zhang has already entered Chen Ziming's plan, and it is not a big problem to win. Then Liu Zhang rashly participated in this war, which gave Liu Bei an excuse to send troops. Cao Cao has no intention of sending troops. Now it is up to Sun Quan.

"Prime Minister, urgent report!"

Tian Feng walked in excitedly, and said to Chen Ziming: "The secret guard urgently reported that one month ago, Sun Quan, in the name of the Qing emperor, personally commanded 20 troops to attack Yizhou. The southern pass of Yizhou was in an emergency. For the rebellious officials and traitors, we mobilized soldiers and horses from all over Yizhou to go south to resist the enemy."

"Oh, Sun Quan finally came to his senses, but it's too late." Chen Ziming shook his head slightly. If the war broke out, Sun Quan would send troops to attack Yizhou. There was still a chance, but now Liu Bei and Cao Cao had already decided the winner. Just thinking about attacking Yizhou, isn't this a wedding dress for others?

"Sun Quan didn't expect that we and Cao Cao would decide the winner so quickly..." Tian Feng quickly figured out that it wasn't that Sun Quan's shot was too slow, but that Chen Ziming was too fast. No one thought that Cao Cao's 20 The army will retreat so quickly.

When Cao Cao was defeated, Liu Bei would free up his hands. Liangzhou was still in Liu Bei's hands, so Liu Bei had the ability to intervene in the battle of Yizhou. As for Cao Cao, he might have to rest for a while.

(End of this chapter)