Chu and Han contend for the throne

Chapter 189 Han Xin Sends Troops
On the banks of the Jishui River, Zhang said that he was accompanying Peng Yue to inspect the newly reclaimed lake beach.

Liang Wang Pengyue is quite satisfied with Zhang Shuo's new appointment as Prime Minister. He is a capable man, and within three months of taking office, the security situation in Liang State has greatly improved. Zhang Shuo has arrested a large number of people. People, so that the bandits and bandits who ravaged the counties and counties basically disappeared.

When security is improved, the common people can live and work in peace and contentment.

Judging from the official documents submitted by the county guards and magistrates, the phenomenon of fleeing that existed in all counties and counties has basically disappeared now. , Zhang said that hundreds of officials have been sent to various counties and counties, and the population and households are being counted.

Peng Yue is not stupid, of course he knows that population is the foundation of a country!

Now is not the time when troops were raised from Juyeze. At that time, the world was ruled by the Great Qin Empire, and he, Peng Yue, was just a rebel. It was okay to wantonly kill and destroy; this is not the time when Chu and Han fought for hegemony a few years ago. Yes, at that time, most of Liang Guo was still Xiang Yu's, and the burning, killing and looting was also to attack Xiang Yu.

But now, the country of Liang belongs to him, Peng Yue, and the people of the country of Liang are his people. If bandits and bandits from all walks of life are allowed to run rampant in the country of Liang, isn't that the root of oneself?Therefore, when Zhang said that he wanted to rectify the law and order of Liang, Peng Yue gave him strong support, and even the general Liu Kou came to file a complaint, and he severely scolded him.

In order to ensure that Zhang Shuo's law and order rectification could be carried out smoothly, Peng Yue even sent Shen Tujia, the bravest young general in the Liang army, to Zhang Shuo's command as a captain of the guard.

After the law and order improved, Zhang Shuo began to organize the people to fight for the shortage.

Liang State is located in the upper reaches of the river, with criss-crossing rivers and thousands of miles of fertile fields. It is almost possible to harvest whatever you plant, and as long as you avoid the summer flood in the river, you will have a bumper harvest almost every year. Therefore, since ancient times, this area has been the most affluent in the Central Plains. The area is also the most densely populated area, and it can almost be said to be the birthplace of the Central Plains civilization.

Qin destroyed the six countries, and the Central Plains basically did not suffer much damage.

In fact, in the ten years after Qin wiped out the Wei State, the population of the Central Plains still increased a lot.

The real disaster in the Central Plains began with the riots of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang. In the history books of later generations, this riot has been labeled as an uprising, but in fact, it was a complete mob rebellion.

Qin destroyed Wei, backed by a strong, rigorous, and orderly national system, so it was able to take over Wei Di very well and make Wei Di quickly get on the right track. However, after Chen Sheng and Wu Guang seized Wei Di, the two thugs failed Just blindly destroying, destroying, and destroying again, the prosperous and prosperous Central Plains was turned into a miasma, and the people were in dire straits.

Afterwards, Chu and Han fought each other, and the main battlefield was again in Wei. After eight years of melee, the population of the entire Central Plains was lost, and a large number of rural areas were barren.

Therefore, Zhang said that after the preliminary rectification of law and order, he would immediately organize the people to plow the wasteland. It is almost winter, and if he seized the time to plow out a large area of ​​wasteland, the sown wheat could be harvested next summer, and the first harvest would be harvested. After the summer grain harvest, the famine in Liang State can basically be overcome, and the people no longer need to dig wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger.

Zhang said as he walked, he said to Peng Yue: "Look, my lord, this river beach is at least a thousand hectares wide. Although it has been deserted for several years, it will be submerged by the river every year after the summer flood, so it is fertile enough. Go to wheat, before next year's summer floods, at least one hundred thousand shi of wheat can be harvested!"

One thousand hectares is one hundred thousand mu, and one stone is 120 jin of Qin, which is about 60 jin of later generations.

In other words, the yield of wheat per mu in the Qin and Han Dynasties was only 60 catties, which was undoubtedly very low.

However, Peng Yue was very satisfied when he heard it, and said with great surprise: "Minister Guo, you mean, only this piece of river beach can harvest [-] shi of grain by next summer?"

"As long as there are enough wheat seeds, it's not a big problem," Zhang said.

Liang State is located in the Central Plains, with flat terrain, fertile land, and a vast arable area. If there is enough labor, it will not be a problem to reclaim [-] hectares of fertile land, let alone thousands of hectares. Liang Tianbao, land and objects, with a little management, the grain will be plentiful!
"Wheat seeds are not a problem." Peng Yue waved his hand and said excitedly, "King Qi is a man of faith. He said he would lend us [-] Dendrobium wheat seeds, so he will definitely do so!" As for Han Xin's character, Peng Yue could still trust him, even though the interest charged by this guy was too heavy. He only borrowed [-] hu, but he had to pay back [-] hu.

The two monarchs and ministers were talking happily when Shen Tujia, the captain of the guard, suddenly stepped forward, held a letter in both hands and handed it to Peng Yue, respectfully saying: "Your Majesty, the General hastened to report!"

Peng Yue took the letter, read it hastily, and immediately changed his expression.

Zhang said: "Your Majesty, is there something wrong with Baimajin?"

Peng Yue didn't speak, but handed the slip to Zhang Shuo. After reading the slip, Zhang Shuo said in disbelief, "At least [-] cavalry?! When did Zhao Guo form such a huge cavalry army?!"

"This is not Zhao Jun." Peng Yue waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "It's Chu Jun!"

"Ah, the Chu army?!" Zhang said, frowning, and said in a low voice, "The Chu army who fled to Jiuyuan?"

Peng Yue nodded, and sighed: "I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it. Not only was the remnant of the Chu army not wiped out by the Hu people in Jiuyuan, but it seemed that they even annexed the Hu people in Jiuyuan instead. In only half a year, such a huge cavalry army has been pulled together! Amazing, amazing!"

"My lord, how can we do this?" Zhang said.

As early as a few months ago, the King of Han had sent envoys to come, saying that once the remnants of the Chu army in Xiangzhuang went south to the Central Plains, Liang Jun would not be able to let them go there anyway. Obviously, the King of Han knew that the remnants of the Chu army in Xiangzhuang were not there. He was not annexed by the Hu people, and he also knew that the Chu army would leave Jiuyuan and go south to Jiangdong sooner or later, so the envoys came here.

If the king of Han did not send his envoys, the king of Liang could pretend to be deaf and dumb and let the Chu army pass through.

But now, the king of Han has ordered his envoys to come. If the king of Liang let it go, it would be unreasonable. At least he might be suspected of disrespecting the king of Han. In today’s world, although all the kings stand side by side, everyone knows that the king of Han is the head of all kings. In the final analysis, whether it is King Qi or King Liang, they are still canonized by the King of Han.

After pondering for a moment, Peng Yue said: "Immediately punish Feiqi and ask King Qi for help!"

Zhang said that he nodded silently, Peng Yue's move was undoubtedly very wise, in terms of prestige alone, among all the kings in the world, no one can surpass the king of Han, in terms of force, but the king of Qi is the best at fighting!Therefore, if King Qi sends troops, King Liang might as well follow him. If King Qi ignores this, King Liang can also ignore it.

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The next day, the flying cavalry sent by Peng Yue drove six hundred miles to Linzi. Han Xin heard the news and immediately summoned General Cao Shen, Guoxiang Wangling and Yaxiang Loujing to the Qi Palace to discuss matters.

After circulating the distress letter sent by King Liang, Han Dao said, "Everyone, please tell me."

General Cao Can said without hesitation: "As early as a few months ago, the King of Han ordered his envoys to come, saying that once the remnants of the Chu army of Xiangzhuang Xiaoer were found to be marching southward, the King would send troops to intercept them no matter what. The King of Han is the leader of all kings." , Your Majesty should act according to his orders, therefore, I think that your Majesty should send troops."

Yaxiang Lou Jing said quietly: "But the problem is, the request letter from King Liang also said that after annexing the Jiuyuan Hu people, the remnants of the Chu army in Xiangzhuang have become a uniform cavalry army, and our Daqi army But most of them are infantry, how can two legs run faster than four legs, how can they defeat the Chu army?"

Wang Ling, the Prime Minister of the State, said: "The cavalry army is certainly powerful, but we don't have to defeat the Chu army. As long as our army and the Liang army join hands, use the river and natural dangers as a barrier to stop Xiangzhuang's son's Chu army's remnants. On the north bank of the river, it is enough to prevent them from going south to Jiangdong to join the remnants of Xiang Tuo and Xiang Guan's Chu army."

Lou Jing said: "The river stretches for thousands of miles, if we stop it, I'm afraid we can't stop it?"

"That's not necessarily the case." Cao Shen said, "As long as more beacon towers are built along the south bank of the river, once the Chu army shows signs of crossing the river or building a pontoon bridge, the beacon fire will be sent to warn. Even if the Chu army has tens of thousands of cavalry, what can we do? "

Lou Jing smiled slightly and stopped arguing. He had already expressed his attitude, and Cao Shen and Wang Ling had also expressed their attitude. As for the final decision, it was up to Han Xin to make a decision.

After pondering for a moment, Han Xin said: "The prime minister will stay and assist the crown prince to oversee the country. The general and Ya Xiang will send out white horses with the widowed soldiers, and together with the king of Liang, they will attack the Chu army!" Handan, urge Guan Gao and Zhao Wu to attack the remnants of the Chu army in Xiangzhuang from behind, and there must be no mistake!"

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Baimajin, also known as Baima Ferry.

Half a month ago, the Chu army entered and stationed in Baimajin in a large scale, and began to cut wood to build ships and build pontoon bridges at the same time.

Although the river water will enter the freezing period in winter, the ice layer is too thin. Pedestrians are in danger of falling into the ice cave when walking on it. It is even more dangerous for cavalry to cross the river. Once a large area of ​​ice layer collapses, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Fortunately, the river is generally not deep, so it is not difficult to build a pontoon bridge. After half a month of busy work, the pontoon bridge has extended to the middle of the river, and in about ten days, it will reach the south bank of the river!However, the problem now is that Peng Yue has not responded until now, and it is still unknown whether he will be released or not.

If Peng Yue insisted on refusing to let him go, he would have to fight Liang Jun.

After all, it is impossible for the Chu army to stay in Baimajin forever. Although the army rations and meat are still enough to last half a year, and there are large expanses of water and grassland on the north bank of the river, the Chu army has nearly [-] war horses and pack horses. I still hope to return to Jiangdong as soon as possible and preside over the political situation of Dachu as soon as possible.

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PS: Let me say a few digressions, and found that many readers are always entangled in a problem, the logistics support of the war horse!There is a point of view, I don't know when it became popular, they all think that war horses are very delicate, and they can only eat specific pastures except for milk food, otherwise they will have diarrhea... My God, if it is true In this way, what did the Mongolian cavalry use to fight from Mobei to Dali, and what did they use to fight from North Korea to Egypt?Could it be that the entire Eurasian continent is full of pastures?In other words, when the Mongolian army went on an expedition, they all carried hundreds of thousands or even millions of carts of hay with them for a year?Obviously impossible?
In fact, the Mongolian pony has a strong ability to adapt to the environment, just like the mules raised in the south now, eating any grass in the wild can solve the stomach problem, and even the mare can provide a lot of mare milk in turn. And sufficient horse milk is also an important reason why the Mongolian cavalry can be invincible!

Of course, no matter how adaptable Mongolian horses are, after long journeys or high-intensity battles, they do need to be fed rations, just like the mules raised in the south, who carry four or five hundred catties of firewood and walk for dozens of miles. After that, when you come back, you have to drink half a catty of rice wine to supplement it, otherwise, it will not be able to bear it.

(End of this chapter)