Prancing Horse Xiliang

Chapter 253 Preparing to dispatch troops
Chapter 248

After the winter passed, the land in Guanzhong was much depressed.

The continuous war is like the most brutal rapist in troubled times, ravaging the land of Guanzhong with bruises and bruises. Many villagers and market towns were destroyed by the war, and the families of the people were destroyed.

Hongnong was better, Zhang Ji didn't take the initiative to hit others, and no one came to attack him for the time being.

However, the Sanfu area of ​​Chang'an suffered disaster. Guo Bang raised troops to attack Chang'an twice in three days. The Xiliang rebel army under his command was like locusts passing through the border.

From this point, it can be seen that Guo Bangzhong is a simple military general who really lacks the ability to separate one side.

Such a person may be able to temporarily dominate one side with the soldiers and horses in his hands, but sooner or later the big waves will wash the sand and be drowned on the beach.And this kind of brutal and barbaric rule is tantamount to a huge disaster for the people of the world.

Guanzhong is not peaceful, and the Central Plains is also not peaceful.

The snow has just melted, and the land of the Central Plains is bustling again before the beginning of spring.

At the end of the first lunar month, Yuan Shu personally led an army of [-] troops across the south of the Yangtze River from Liyang to attack Shicheng.

In Jizhou, the black mountain bandit Zhang Yan led more than [-] people to the Taihang Mountains to plunder Changshan County and other places.

Yuan Shao hurriedly led his army to the north to meet the enemy, but was unable to win several battles with the Black Mountain Army, and fell into a stalemate.

Gongsun Zan wanted to take the opportunity to take Qingzhou, took Tian Kai as the governor of Qingzhou, and led the army south to Linzi.

Yuan Shao was held back by the Black Mountain Army and had no time to spare, so he had to urge the army to attack the Black Mountain Army.

As for Yanzhou and Xuzhou, it is relatively calm.Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, is not young anymore, and he has no ambition to rule the world. As long as no one comes to attack, he will not use weapons rashly.

When Cao Cao first entered Yanzhou, his foundation was unstable, and he was taking the time to appease the people and expand his armaments.

Yizhou Shepherd Liu Yan seemed to want to guard Xichuan and become king, and he didn't have much ambition to expand the territory. Only Zhang Lu, the prefect of Hanzhong, had a heart disease, but he didn't dare to attack with his troops rashly.

Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou, is similar, he also doesn't have much ambition to open up territories, and just wants to guard Jingzhou and become king.

From this point of view, the two brothers who belong to the same clan are really the same stuff.

He wanted to separate one side and become king, but he didn't have a strong ambition to compete in the world and become emperor himself.

Bingzhou has no owner and is in chaos. The powerful and powerful families are doing their own thing, and it has become a zone of no control.

As for Jiaozhou, it is so far away that almost no princes can remember that there is such a place in Dahan.

Compared with the turmoil and chaos in Sili and Guanzhong, Liangzhou, which has always been in constant war, is so peaceful that many people are not used to it. After all, in the past, there was another thirteen states in the Han Dynasty, and Liangzhou was the most chaotic. .

But right now, Liangzhou is calm and there is no disturbance at all.

Under the coordination of Xun Yu, several capable officials under Luo Zheng quickly straightened out the internal affairs, seized the time to organize the people to resume agricultural production, saved money, food and materials, and planned to march eastward for several years.

Silted rivers need to be cleared, bridges that have been in disrepair for a long time need to be repaired, official roads must be leveled, and so on.

Government affairs are complicated and complex, which makes people dizzy.

Although Luo Zheng became the hands-off shopkeeper and Xun Yu was in charge, he was still busy.

After all, there are still many things that need to be decided by him, the lord, and it is impossible to completely let him go.

The only thing that is not in harmony is that the Xiliang rebel army under Guo Si's command will cross the border from time to time, and run to Beidi, Anding Second County and Hanyang to fight the autumn wind, which makes Luo Zheng very annoyed. On several occasions, he personally led thousands of elite cavalry Stop the Xiliang rebels.

In General Pingdi's mansion, the monthly military meeting is going on.

Xun Yu briefly talked about various internal affairs, and the prefects of the counties who rushed to Longlue reported in detail the situation in the counties.

Luo Zheng only encouraged a few words after listening, and said to Jia Xu: "Wenhe, tell me about the reorganization of the army."

Jia Xu responded, and said: "Our army originally had more than [-] soldiers and horses. After defeating Ma Teng, Lu Bu, and Duan Yan, we have collected more than [-] surrendered troops. After preliminary reorganization, our army now has a total of three cavalry troops. [-]. Among them, [-] cavalry were retained, and after reorganization, most of the generals were served by the old [-] troops of the Lord; [-] infantry, most of which were [-] elite soldiers under the command of General Gao Shun. These [-] troops will serve as our army's mobile Troops will be stationed in Long County. As for the soldiers and horses left behind in each county, they will be recruited by the county guards themselves to maintain the most basic military equipment and public order, but the number should not exceed [-]; The [-] garrison troops in the county are under the command of General Gao Shun, and the rest of the garrison army battalions are all directly managed by the general's mansion, and the county guards in various places have no right to intervene. As for the specific strategic planning, the long history has already mentioned it, so I won't talk about it below."

Luo Zheng tapped on the table lightly, and said: "The specific situation is like this. Liangzhou is initially determined. In general, our army needs two to three years to recuperate, and the people will take a breather to resume agricultural production as soon as possible and save money and food. Soldiers and horses, if there are no foreign enemies, in principle, our army will not conduct large-scale military operations, so the focus of everyone is to straighten out internal affairs, and seize the time to eliminate bandits and bandits in the territory, and try not to let military disasters torment the people. The general has only one goal, and that is to make the people rich. There is surplus food in the granary and surplus money on hand. We will never allow the people to be hungry, let alone let the people go into exile or starve to death. As long as this is done well, It is a great achievement, otherwise it will be severely punished."

Wu Yi, the prefect of Jincheng, said with a distressed face: "It is easy to wipe out a small group of bandits and bandits, and [-] garrison soldiers are also capable. The county soldiers and horses can resist."

"You don't have to worry about that!"

Luo Zheng shook his head and said: "Wenhe, talk about our army's plan!"

Jia Xu nodded, and said, "Master Wu Yi just needs to be responsible for the fact that there are no small groups of bandits in the territory. If the Western Qiang tribes raise their troops to attack, the Lord will not sit idly by. Besides, the Lord has decided to attack Xiliang after the beginning of spring. Using troops, taking advantage of the vigor and vigor of the Western Qiang tribes to fight for years, wipe out the [-]-mile Qiang Plain in one fell swoop, and completely eliminate the border troubles of the Western Qiang. The strategy for the expedition has been determined, and the initial plan is to send troops after the Jingzhe wheat is planted in early February. As for the specifics The plan should not be announced to the public at the moment."

Wu Yi cupped his hands and said, "Since that's the case, I don't have anything else to say."

Luo Zheng said in a deep voice: "Since the general came to Yunwu in Jincheng, all the troubles in the territory have been wiped out. Ziyuan only needs to deal with the relationship with the Qianghu ministries, and don't force the Qianghu ministries to the general. Do the opposite."

Wu Yi responded, "I obey."

Luo Zheng looked at Zhao Yun again, and said: "Zilong, Wuwei and Zhangye counties are connected to the desert in the north, and the Huns in Yanhai also have tens of thousands of soldiers who can fight. The border problem is also very serious, so this general let Zi Long temporarily led the two counties of Wuwei and Zhangye, and the Huns blocked them. The Xianbei people will not cross Juyanhai and go south for the time being. However, this general slaughtered Xiutu, and Zilong needed to prevent the Huns from Juhaiyan from going south to plunder. If conditions permit, we might as well shrink the line of defense and move the Han people in the Juyanhai area to the hinterland for resettlement, and after this general clears up Juyanhai in the future, let the people settle in Juyanhai.”

Zhao Yun cupped his hands and said, "The general will follow orders."

Jia Xu said: "The Huns living in Yanhai are not enough to cause trouble, they keep dogs as gatekeepers. Xianbei people will not go south if the Huns are in the way. When the lord clears the eight hundred li Qiang Plain, it is best to pacify Guanzhong. It will not be too late to attack the Huns in Juyanhai when the government has enough food and wants to conquer the desert. Therefore, General Zilong’s current focus is not to level Juyanhai, but to look for opportunities to frighten the Huns in Juyanhai. People, so that they dare not raise their troops to plunder our Han people."

Zhao Yundao: "Don't worry, military advisor, I'll take care of it!"

Luo Zheng looked at Gao Shun again, and said: "Boping, the north is connected to the desert in the north, Lu Bu's fellow crossed the Lingwu Valley, went around from the desert to the opposite side and robbed the Huns of Hetao several times, and the Huns sent troops to retaliate several times. If there is an opportunity, we must teach those Huns a profound lesson, and it is best to scare those bullying barbarians, so that they will not dare to attract people to attack again!"

"The last will obey!"

Gao Shun didn't talk much, but he was powerful.

As a general, Gao Shun may not be good at governing the place.

But as long as it is the place where Gao Shun sits, Luo Zheng is the most at ease.

Luo Zhengdao: "There is still one month before the date of dispatching troops. This general conquers alien races, and he has always plundered and killed people. This time is no exception. The army will not carry food and supplies, and it will rely solely on fighting to support the war. The generals will go down Then tell the soldiers to sharpen the swords and soldiers for this general, and give one-third of the spoils to the soldiers according to the number of enemies killed."

"The last will obey!"

Zhang Liao, Yan Xing and other generals surrendered together.

Luo Zheng finally said to Xun Yu: "Wen Ruo, our army doesn't have much time, at most it only has two to three years, and at the latest we have to pacify Guanzhong within three years before we can raise our troops eastward and attack the Central Plains. Otherwise, no matter who unifies the Central Plains and Hebei, our army will have no chance to enter the Central Plains eastward with the strength and material resources of more than one million people in Guanliang. The only things that control our army's eastward advance are internal affairs and population. Wen Ruo will work hard to stabilize Liangzhou as soon as possible."

Xun Yu cupped his hands and said, "My lord, don't worry, I will do my best!"

Luo Zheng nodded and asked about the reorganization of the cavalry.

After the beginning of spring, troops were dispatched to Xiqiang. Only [-] cavalry were mobilized, and [-] infantry were stationed in Long County, and they would not move lightly.But whether to wipe out the [-]-mile Qiang Plain in one fell swoop and completely quell the troubles of the Western Qiang, [-] cavalry is the key.

Luo Zheng had a large number of cavalry under his command, but after reorganizing the army this time, only [-] remained.

Among them, nearly half of the Qianghu people who were conscripted were cut off, and they were scattered as reserve troops to the field camps in various places. In addition to farming during busy farming seasons, they also practiced horseback riding and shooting, and practiced military formations in their spare time.

The remaining [-] cavalry were all selected elite veterans who had survived a hundred battles.

(End of this chapter)