The last three kingdoms

Chapter 1321 Returning to Nanzhong
The seventh offensive line that Liu Yin decided to use was to start from Nanzhong, attack Jiaozhou, take away the Jiaoguang two states that Wu had always called the rear area, and then detour north to attack Jingzhou.

Such a deep and roundabout combat strategy was never used in the battle of the Western Jin Dynasty to destroy Wu. The most important reason is that the distance is long and the logistics supply is extremely difficult. It is already necessary to win Jiaozhou from Nanzhong. A lot of money and food have been spent. If we attack Jingzhou from Jiaozhou northward, the required logistics supplies will be an extremely large amount.

However, Liu Yin still had something to rely on when he wanted to march from Nanzhong at this time. When the Shu Han was in danger, hundreds of thousands of people followed the court and moved to Nanzhong. Later, Yizhou was restored and the court moved back to Shuzhong. Most of the people who migrated to the south followed and returned to Shu, and a large proportion of them stayed in Nanzhong.They have lived in Nanzhong for many years and got used to the life there, many of them voluntarily stayed.

Due to the large number of Han people moving southward in Nanzhong, a lot of land has been developed and utilized. Nanzhong is no longer the barbaric phenomenon it was when Zhuge Liang conquered the south. The land here is fertile, the climate is pleasant, and the products are rich. Thanks to the hard work of Nanzhong, Nanzhong has already changed its old appearance.

When the Jihan court was partial to Nanzhong, all its expenses came from the local area of ​​Nanzhong. The taxes of the counties in Nanzhong can basically meet the expenditure of this small court. Later, the Jihan court moved away from Nanzhong, and the Nanzhong There is a large surplus in taxes. Due to the difficulty of transshipment, the imperial court chartered the establishment of an official warehouse in Wei County, and stored the collected grain and taxes in the official warehouse without transporting it northward.After several years of accumulation, the grain stored in the official warehouse of Wei County is already a huge amount.

It was only after Liu Yin read the information on food and taxes in various places that he discovered that Nanzhong actually stored a large amount of food and grass, which undoubtedly provided a material guarantee for Liu Yin's roundabout battle.

The most difficult part of this kind of deep and roundabout combat is the supply of food and grass. After solving this difficulty, the remaining things can no longer be called difficulties.

According to the information we have now, there are not many garrisons in Jiaozhou and Guangzhou in the state of Wu. That is to say, the state of Wu has not paid much attention to the line of defense in Jiaozhou and Guangzhou. The land swept across the counties of Jiaoguang.

The reason why he sent cavalry is because if Liu Yin dispatched troops from the Central Plains at this moment, he would detour to Nanzhong, capture Jiaozhou and Guangzhou, and then return to Jingzhou. Such a march across seven or eight thousand miles would take at least half a year if he was an infantry soldier. Time, this is not counted as a war. Once the battle is stalemate and the siege fails, the delay will be longer.

Therefore, Liu Yin specially arranged light cavalry troops. With the speed of cavalry, the time for marching could be greatly shortened, and the above-mentioned itinerary could be completed in at most two months.

Liu Yin of the seventh route sent the Tiger Cavalry Army and the White Tiger Army with the most combat experience, a total of [-] soldiers and horses. In addition, the Firearms Battalion will also allocate half of the troops to accompany them.

The cavalry is invincible in field battles, but siege operations are always a weakness. If the Wu soldiers in Jiaozhou huddle in the city pass and refuse to fight, no matter how elite the cavalry is, they will be helpless. With the assistance of the firearms battalion, it will get twice the result with half the effort. The city might not be able to stop the attack of firearms. This combination of cavalry and firearms can sweep the world without any problem.

As for the commander-in-chief, Liu Yin did not arrange other people, but let him lead the team himself.

As soon as the decision was made, all the generals opposed it one after another. They all thought that Liu Yin was the governor, and it was enough to plan a strategy.

The difficulty of going to Jiaozhou this time is not how to conquer the city, but the roundabout march. Since the Han army has never set foot in the Jiaozhou area, they don't understand the geographical conditions and climate conditions there. Except for Liu Yin himself who led the army, they I really can't think of anyone suitable for this job.

Liu Yin said to the generals with a smile: "You all think that this is a partial division along the way, which is irrelevant and insignificant. In fact, the seventh route is the core of attacking Wu. If this division is well used, it can become a whole army. A surprise soldier that hits the heart of the enemy."

In fact, over the years, these confidantes who have followed Liu Yin for many years have a deep understanding of Liu Yin. It is difficult to easily change anything that Liu Yin has decided. Liu Yin quickly summoned two tigers riding white tigers The army is ready for the expedition.

Before leaving, Liu Yin temporarily appointed Fu Qian as the commander-in-chief of the six armies of the Wu army. All the armies were ready for the expedition and entered a state of first-level combat readiness, waiting for the order to go.

Then, Liu Yin led the Tiger Cavalry Army and the White Tiger Army, left Luoyang, and marched towards Nanzhong.

Because he was riding lightly, Liu Yin returned to Chengdu in just over ten days. However, Liu Yin did not stop in Chengdu, and went straight south to Nanzhong.

Back then when he led the Northern Expedition and left Nanzhong, it has been fifteen years since he left Nanzhong. To Liu Yin, Nanzhong was just a passing visitor. Nanzhong was still a barren scene back then. In the middle of the road, I found that there are criss-crossed fields and vast hectares of fertile land, a scene of prosperity and prosperity.

This is undoubtedly the huge change brought about by the migration 15 years ago. The influx of hundreds of thousands of Han people not only brought a stable farming population to Nanzhong, but also brought advanced farming technology. The hard work of the people who moved south and the local residents turned this smoggy land into a land of fish and rice.

Liu Yin couldn't help sighing, planting flowers intentionally failed, but unintentionally planting willows and willows to make shade. It was just a matter of thought back then, but the changes it brought to Nanzhong were earth-shaking.

Zhang Qin, the prefect of Jianning at that time, had already received the order from above, and went out of the city to welcome King Yong himself.

When Liu Yin came to Wei County, what he was most concerned about was the storage situation of the official warehouse in Wei County. The grain and grass storage here would be the key to Liu Yin's success in conquering Wu.

Zhang Qin naturally knew Liu Yin's purpose, he had already prepared the account book of the granary for Liu Yin to check.

After Liu Yin read it, he nodded. Zhang Qin's account book was completely consistent with the Gaolu of the imperial court, and there were no leaks.

The purpose of Liu Yin's trip was to reach Nanzhong as soon as possible, and he relied on this batch of food and grass to attack Jiaozhou. With such a solid backing, the expedition to Jiaozhou was just a matter of command.

(End of this chapter)