Great Wei Overlord

Chapter 724 Ran Min Declares War on the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 729 Ran Min Declares War on the Eastern Jin Dynasty
"Is it because I don't care about the same roots? When I overthrew Shi's regime, I wanted to give them the land of six states, 20 strong soldiers, and more than four million people, but they refused to grant it."

Ran Min pointed in the direction of Jiankang, and roared excitedly: "This Sima family, who is focused on the southeast, does not want this country. They don't want 400 million compatriots. They don't want my Han family's six states for thousands of miles. Jiangshan. They don’t want it, they don’t want it. This Jiangshan doesn’t want it, I want it, and the compatriots of the Han family don’t care, I take care of it.”

"But, you also know, his mother's Sima family and Chu Suanzi, what are they doing! They pull me back again and again. They pull me back, and I don't care about it. But because they are so Hu Lai, how many people have died in vain! Now the sky is almost leaking, and they still support the bald hair department. Guanzhong. How much power do you think the Eastern Jin court gave to the bald-haired Wugu?"

"Your Majesty, don't say any more, the minister understands, the minister understands! Since they won't give you a way out, we don't have to be polite to them anymore!"

Zhang Qiandao: "The minister will arrange to raise food and grass at all costs, overcome any difficulties, and prepare for the national war. This time, let's play with him for real. If we don't destroy Jiankang, we won't return the army!"

Xie An was taken aback for a moment, his lips moved, but no sound came out.

no Zuo no Die.

But if they were to die in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, they would definitely die.

A lean camel is bigger than a horse, no matter how weak the state of Wei is, it is not something a fat pig can provoke.From the perspective of Wei State, it is a good thing for the Jin Dynasty to provoke a war at this time.

Because Ran Min's best skill is not actually governing the country, but is good at supporting war with war and passing on his losses to the enemy.

From the first year of Yongxing in Wei State to the fourth year of Yongxing in Wei State, during these four years, there was almost no agricultural production in Wei State. What supported the country was nothing but Ran Min's war dividends.

A fat pig is so courageous and fat that he dares to provoke a tiger. Xie An silently mourned for the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Zhang Gan immediately organized a court meeting and quickly announced the work of mobilization and preparation for war.

The Wei State wants to prepare for the destruction of the Jin State in one fell swoop. The current 20 troops alone are definitely not enough, and nearly half of the 20 troops need to defend the Northern Han State. It can be mobilized to directly participate in the attack on the Jin Dynasty. There are only a few tens of thousands People and horses.

Zhang Qian put forward his own plan to expand the army, adding ten battalions of cavalry (5 horses), and building a thousand river warships for the Changshui Army, expanding the number of troops to 4.Four battalions ([-] people) and one battalion ([-] people) were added to the base.

On this basis, the light infantry, sword shields, and spears of the ten armies will be expanded.In addition to expanding the equipment equipped by the troops, it is necessary to step up the construction of 20 heavy stone cannons, [-] light stone cannons, [-] eight-ox crossbow carts, and [-] pots of arrows.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Gan's military expansion plan was passed in the court with almost no obstacles.

Sikong Tiaoyou said: "Your Majesty, in order to support this national war, I am willing to donate three years' salary. In the next three years, I will not receive salary. I still have a little money in my family. I am willing to donate ten thousand gold."

"The emperor is willing to die of starvation!" Ran Min said, "I have received Tiaoqing's ten thousand gold. But this salary is still essential, otherwise the hundred and ten members of the Tiao family would not drink the northwest wind!"

Ran Min said to the ministers again: "Come here, prepare to draw up an order. Sikong Tiaoyou is loyal to the emperor and serves the country, and he has worked hard and made great achievements.... Five hundred households will be given food!"

Before Ran Min finished speaking, everyone was shocked.

Among the officials who can stand in the court, there is not a single poor person.

Even the poor peasants who followed Ran Min Conglong, the eight years since the founding of the Great Wei Dynasty was enough for them to complete the transformation from poverty to prosperity.

What's more, the most numerous people in the court are those noble officials.The families of the gentry officials are rich in wealth, even if they don't receive a salary for a lifetime, they can't go hungry.

Of course, the Wei courtiers supported Ran Min in launching the war against Jin at this time, but they also had their own selfish motives.Almost all the Nanqiao gentry stayed in the northern branch, and the officials of the gentry in the northern branch gradually gained a firm foothold in the court.

At this time, if the Jin Dynasty is allowed to destroy the Wei State and unify the world.Then the Qiaonan gentry will return to their homeland as victors.

Those Nanqiao gentry can also take back their ancestral property and wealth in a straightforward manner.To put it bluntly, the Liubeizhi gentry are just temporary custodians of the family's property.How could the Liubeizhi gentry, who had already repaid the sweetness, give up the rights in their hands, so for the rights in their hands, the Liubeizhi gentry would fully support the northern regime and resist the return of the Qiaonan gentry.

It is precisely for this reason that the reunification of the North and the South has fallen into a stalemate.Fortunately for the Eastern Jin Dynasty, their emperors were basically trash and puppets.

However, when Liu Song was established in the Southern Dynasty, Liu Yu, who was both civil and military, and powerful in soldiers and horses, still failed to unify the world, because he encountered fierce resistance from the nobles and tyrants of the Liubei Branch.

Those who donate money, donate goods, and the morale of Wei's ministers are high. This is like the United States in later generations fighting Iraq, which is a weak country, and the rich are the ones who benefit. Things that earn fame and prestige.

If you ask the United States to help a poor country in Africa that lacks resources and is in constant turmoil to promote democracy, the United States will not do it, but if you want to promote democracy to a resource-rich country, the U.S. Congress will definitely pass the motion to use force immediately.

The nature of Wei's declaration of war against Jin is the same as that of the United States' use of force against Iraq. Wei's military strength far exceeds that of the Jin Dynasty, and it can win with minor losses, and the war dividends are very rich.

At this moment, Ran Min said: "This time, we will fight two wars at the same time. The first is to ensure the safety of the Yellow River embankment. The Heluo area is the main grain production area of ​​our Wei Dynasty. Once the Yellow River embankment floods If it becomes a disaster, it will be fatal to the loss of our Great Wei. I will not allow my world to be full of hunger and wealth, and the people to die."

"Governments along the river in all places must organize young and strong people to patrol the river embankment day and night, and rush to repair the river sections that are threatened by collapse." Ran Min said: "Now it is the heavens that test our monarchs and ministers. Whether we can persist depends on everyone's love. Your performance is outstanding."

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry said: "The Ministry of Industry has stepped up the purchase of 20 sacks. These sacks were dispatched yesterday and distributed to the counties along the river. And in the form of credit, they owed [-] sacks of hemp to the Huaxia Business League on credit. The order is expected to be produced within the next three days. Secondly, [-] individual steel shovels were dispatched from the treasury."

"It shouldn't be enough, we need to keep adding more!"

Ran Min said: "In order for Great Wei to survive the flood in the Yellow River this time, I plan to borrow 100 million gold from the Huaxia Bank as the emperor of Great Wei, and use the tax burden of the next two years to repay it in installments. I declare in advance that who If he dares to be dishonest, I will punish his nine clans."

In fact, what Ran Ming thought of, Ran Min also thought of.

Even if Ran Min didn't think of it, Zhang Gan, Xie An and other officials of the Great Wei would help Ran Min think of it.

If an emperor is willing to listen to flattery, then the whole court will be full of flatterers.

An emperor who can bluntly accept advice will definitely have some loyal ministers in the court.

The ministers didn't know that Ran Min had issued a secret decree to Zhang Ping, who was "deaf and dumb", to concentrate his efforts to wipe out all the "shadows" in the Wei territory, after the "shadows" were wiped out.

The main work direction of "Deaf and Dumb" is to strictly investigate corruption and merchants who bully and dominate the market, and maintain the stability of Dawei.

As for the five-color wolf smoke burning at Chencangguan, although Chencangguan may have fallen this time, and the defense in the pass is empty, Ran Min is not too worried, because there are dangers of Tongguan and Hangu Pass, and the rebels in the bald department are the most It can bring disaster to Guanzhong.

With Murong Ke in Chang'an City, Murong Ke should be able to ensure that Chang'an is not lost. As long as Chang'an is not lost, Zhang Wen will definitely be able to send reinforcements to support Murong Ke as soon as possible.

With the abilities of Xie Ai and Ran Ming, the bald-haired department will definitely not be able to easily defeat them, at most they can be involved. Of course, the isolated bald-haired black will be restrained by Ran Ming and Xie Ai from the main force.

The surprise attack on Chencangguan was just a group of bald-haired and black-haired soldiers, and there would not be too many troops.

In Chang'an City, there was a steady stream of news from the scouts, which made Murong Ke puzzled.

Nearly a thousand cavalry were divided into hundreds of waves of reconnaissance units, but no trace was found.To be able to break through Chencang Pass, even if it is a surprise, at least thousands to tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are required. However, it is almost impossible for these tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to hide their whereabouts in the middle of the pass.

Murong Ke thought for a while and said: "Since the other party has hidden their whereabouts, we can be sure that they don't have many troops. Then I will lead them out. I will lead [-] as a forward to Chencang, and the rest of the troops will be sent by the capital. Lieutenant leads."

The captain of Chang'an's other department said worriedly: "But I'm afraid that the other party will bypass us and go straight to Chang'an, and give us a center to bloom!"

"If they dare to go straight to Chang'an City, they will seek their own death." Murong Ke said: "However, this possibility is unlikely. They should not be like this. Ke guessed that this group of enemy troops should be from the bald department. A group of surprise soldiers raided Guanzhong, and the purpose was to force General Zhenxi to lead back to aid Guanzhong. However, with Ke here, they are destined to be happy for nothing."

The captain of Chang'an's other department worried again: "But, isn't [-] soldiers too little?"

Murong Ke said: "If Ke leads too many troops, will they still dare to show up?"

The Sima of the other department in Chang'an was also caught in an inner struggle. Murong Ke was the governor of Yongzhou after all. If something happened to him, he and the captain of the other department would have the same responsibility.However, Murong Ke's strategy is also the only way. They can only divide their troops and disperse the few soldiers and horses that were originally there.Although it is easy to be broken by the enemy one by one, as long as the enemy appears, they have a way to destroy them.

In fact, Ran Ming saw the reaction of the Guanzhong army.However, since he did not have an imperial decree to return to the Central Plains, he had no choice but to make them a false alarm.When Murong Ke led a decoy army to leave Chang'an City, Ran Ming's troops had already made a quick surprise attack. When five thousand Luoyang reinforcements passed by Ran Ming's troops, Ran Ming led his troops to Tongguan, the east gate of Guanzhong.

For this Tongguan that was beaten down by Ran Ming himself, Ran Ming knew very well the fear of Tongguan.Although it is located in the hinterland of Wei State, the vigilance of the defense is not lax.

Lin Heishan said: "Your Highness, do we still want to sneak into the city like Chencangguan?"

(End of this chapter)