Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 3528 Sharpen your sword and keep it from chopping wood

These two days, people in the northern part of Guanzhong are busy with spring plowing.

As a traditional agricultural country, the success or failure of spring plowing is almost entirely related to the future of this year and even next year.

Everything must give way to spring ploughing.

Even though Cao's army showed weakness and seemed to be able to be defeated in one fell swoop, Fei Qian was still not carried away by the victory. He still issued orders in an orderly manner, allowing the entire Guanzhong organization to operate quickly, first doing a good job in agricultural production related work, and then considering how to advance.

Sharpening knives does not miss woodcutters.

Many people understand this sentence, but when it comes to them, they are often eager to do certain things and forget about other matters. In the end, it is these temporarily forgotten things that become stumbling blocks to their success.

Fei Qian is sharpening his knife now.

The soldiers' anxiety was gradually eliminated at Tongguan.

Fei Qian’s method was very simple. He would directly hold a competition among the entire army and personally award prizes to those ordinary soldiers with strong skills.

The prizes don’t have to be particularly generous, but the effect is very good.

When people discover that the abilities they are proud of are actually better than others, they will naturally not be proud of them anymore.

If you are not proud and impatient, many things will go smoothly.

Fei Qian personally stationed in Tongguan and sent messengers to the surrounding areas.

In the north, the Hedong area was urged to thoroughly restore production and resettle personnel in Anyi before the great river melted, and to work together with Pingyang to provide rescue for the herdsmen in Yinshan in the north.

In the west, Hu cavalry were drawn from Longyou and the Western Regions to Guanzhong for training as a supplement to the cavalry losses during this period. These Hu cavalry could not be sent to the battlefield directly and had to be split and rebuilt before they could be transformed from a chaotic state into an orderly force.

At Wuguan, Fei Qian ordered Liao Hua to lead his troops south to Jingzhou, preparing to fight Cao's army at Danshui in Jingzhou.

On the other hand, Fei Qian also ordered Jia Kui of Shangdang to lead troops to test Taixing Road and prepare to attack Henei County.

Another point is that the reconstruction of the battlefield intelligence information transmission system is also Fei Qian’s key work in recent times.

The previous carrier pigeons have almost all flown away, and now new carrier pigeons need to be sent out.

As the only information system in the Han Dynasty that is faster than the 800-li express system, it actually has great limitations and is also limited in the number of times it can be used. In the previous battles, most of the times the carrier pigeons can be used have been used up and they are in urgent need of replenishment.

As the supreme commander of the entire Guanzhong political group, Fei Qian also had to deal with the corruption that had occurred during this period and was reported by the Ministry of News, and dispatched the secretaries of the General's Mansion to work with the Dali Temple to carry out arrests and trials.

Corruption is something that is unavoidable as long as there is a bureaucratic system.

It is not that Fei Qian is so open-minded or smart that he can avoid this situation, nor is it that the country is in danger and the nation is suffering so much that these corrupt officials will restrain themselves. In fact, this thing is like a fungus that parasitizes on the political system and organization of the country. If it is not cleaned up for a period of time, it will spread.

Even if some people’s heads were chopped off and hung on the city walls, even if one person’s corruption brought disaster to the entire family, there were still people who could not control their greed and their hands, and then when they were caught they cried and said they could not control themselves…

As for whether there will be some misunderstandings or false accusations during this process, Fei Qian cannot control it for the time being. After all, it is a wartime state now, and the problem can only be handled as cleanly as possible. Even if some people are killed by mistake, follow-up investigations can only be carried out after the war.

The most important thing is to win this battle.

Moreover, the coordination problem on multiple battlefields facing Fei Qian is still a troublesome issue.

This military intelligence transmission system and command system is a huge test for every general who commands a battle involving more than 10,000 people on a vast battlefield!

The attack from Hedong Shangdang to Henei, and the expedition from Wuguan and Hanzhong to Jingzhou are relatively close, so Fei Qian still has some confidence. However, in the north of Jizhou, in Youyan, Zhao Yun's troops are basically out of contact.

A message was sent ten days and a half a month ago. Fei Qian was not a god and did not know what happened during the ten days and a half a month. He could only deduce and predict. Even if the message was delivered, it would not be comprehensive. There was a possibility of error in deduction and misjudgment. He had to be cautious.

If Wei Yan and Zhao Yun meet, who knows what will happen to northern Ji?

In Zhao Yun’s last report, he said there was heavy snow in Youzhou. The accumulated snow blocked the roads and crushed the houses. I wonder what the situation is like now?

This was the limitation of the times: there were no telephones or telegraphs.

Transportation is basically based on walking, and communication is basically based on shouting.

Even though he has deeply integrated into this era, Fei Qian still can't help missing the future at certain moments. Although those memories have faded to some extent, every time he commands such cross-regional operations, he still wishes he had some long-distance walkie-talkies...

Youzhou itself had been severely damaged, and with the large number of soldiers stationed by Zhao Yun and Wei Yan, it was very difficult to transport them from Taihang Mountain or Yinshan Mountain, which forced Zhao Yun to solve this problem in Youzhou. However, if it was not handled properly and chaos occurred, even if Youzhou and Jizhou were taken in the future, there would still be trouble.

The phrase that Fei Qian hated the most for being abused was "trust the wisdom of future generations" in everything.

If our predecessors were really limited by the times and technology and had no choice but to do so, then it is understandable. After all, it is like talking about Tiangong-1 with the ancient ancestors, which would definitely make the ancient people unable to understand. However, in some cases, knowing that it can be handled better, but because of short-term interests or out of some people's selfish desires, they use such an excuse to leave a mess to future generations, just like not wanting to spend money on sewage treatment and discharging it into the sea in the name of future generations' wisdom.

Although Fei Qian was still very worried about Zhao Yun, he still had a lot of things to do and a lot of matters to deal with, leaving him no room to relax.

After all, this current change will profoundly alter the future of the entire Han Dynasty!

Every degree of change is created by countless flesh and blood and souls!

Fei Qian could only calm down and repeatedly plan, deduce, estimate, and rehearse with Pang Tong about the upcoming future...

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A group of cavalry, puffing out white smoke and trampling on the remaining snow, galloped through the valley.

The horse's hooves kicked up the remaining snow, splashing it everywhere.

On both sides of the trampled road were refugees entering Youbeiping from western Liaoning and Liaodong.

When the soldiers and horses passed by, these refugees, carrying the elderly and children, hid on both sides of the road. Some of them looked at the cavalry passing by numbly, while others excitedly shouted to their companions, "Look! These are the cavalry of our Han Dynasty!" Zhao Yun encountered difficulties in Youzhou, just as Fei Qian had expected.

However, Zhao Yun did not plunder the Han people in Jizhou due to lack of food and grass. Instead, he found another way and set his sights on Liaoxi and Liaodong, and even Xuantu and Lelang which were further away.

Because of Fei Qian's influence, the fourth of the three kingdoms, Gongsun Kingdom, which was originally entrenched in Liaodong and Liaoxi, has been destroyed in Lelang. Even if there are still some remnants of the Gongsun clan, they are no longer a force to be reckoned with. From a certain perspective, Gongsun and Fei Qian are also hostile, but this does not mean that Zhao Yun can calmly watch the land that originally belonged to the Han Dynasty being occupied by the Hu people.

In the present Lelang area, the Goguryeo regime was growing stronger. After seeing the Xianbei, Wuhuan, Dingling and others defeat Gongsun, they also began to invade the counties established by the Han Dynasty on the peninsula.

Hostile relations are hostile relations. The generals in the Youzhou and Liaodong areas have a relatively tough attitude towards the Hu people in the northern desert and the Goguryeo people on the peninsula. Anyone who dares to encroach on the Han territory and kill Han people will be directly attacked without any hesitation.

At certain times, the relationship between these generals and the Hu people would slightly ease, but most of them were just to use the Hu people and never truly accepted the Hu people. This also brought more problems and deepened the gap between the Hu people and the Han people.

If Zhao Yun was given ten or twenty years, he might be able to deal with the affairs of Liaodong in the same way he appeased, won over and divided the Hu tribes in Mobei. But Zhao Yun doesn't have time now. There is another more important reason. Both Zhao Yun's army and Youzhou need supplies, but they cannot be transported from the rear. What should he do?

The black soil in Liaodong is very suitable for farming, even if it is only for one season, but the fertile soil will give every hardworking Han people full rewards, but the fruits of these Han people's labor have become the coveted objects of the Hu people in the mountains or the fishermen and hunters. Therefore, the Han people in Liaodong have always been harmed by these Hu people, and these Hu people who harmed the Han people have not learned a profound lesson. They often come once, are repelled, and then come back again after a period of time.

The cavalry of this army galloped at full speed, sweeping up the remaining snow on the roadside, shouting and neighing, each one was fighting bravely. Although the cavalrymen's faces were somewhat tired, everyone was in high spirits. Even if you just stood by the roadside and took a simple look, you could tell that the cavalrymen, from the horses to the men, were full of fighting spirit, as if they couldn't wait to rush to the most tragic battlefield and then fight to their heart's content!

These Han refugees who came from Liaodong and Liaoxi had actually endured a lot of suffering and had originally lost their expectations and trust in the Han army. However, they did not expect to see such a high-spirited and full-willed army at this moment. They were somewhat surprised and puzzled.

The Han refugees closer to Youbeiping were relatively better off than those in Liaoxi and Liaodong, although they were also fleeing. Some of them even had carts with their belongings piled on them. The Han people near Youbeiping also knew more about the Han cavalry. When they saw the puzzled looks of the other refugees, they spontaneously shouted with pride, "These are the soldiers and horses of our Han Dynasty! The Hussars! Did you know? Our Han Dynasty has a new Hussar! This is his army! They are different from the previous ones! They defeated the Hu people, and the Xianbei and Wuhuan were all defeated by them!"

"What? Can you defeat those barbarians?"

"Of course! Look, look at their flag, three colors! Three! The Han people used to have only two colors, but this one has three! One more! It must be stronger!"

"oh oh……"

Regardless of whether the basis for judging the combat effectiveness of these Han refugees who fled from Liaodong and Liaoxi was correct, Gan Feng was really happy, as if every cell in his body was singing in the cold wind!

The spring in Liaodong and Liaoxi is still relatively cold, but for Gan Feng and others, their blood is boiling and they can't wait to destroy the Hu people's royal court!

Some time ago, Gan Feng was very depressed.

Because Zhao Yun was busy dealing with civil affairs before, and there were not many military actions. Moreover, in the heavy snow, it was extremely difficult to carry out any military action. Gan Feng was really not good at this. Even if he tried to do it reluctantly, he might end up doing something bad with good intentions at any time. Therefore, he could only keep it to himself, with all his strength but unable to use it!

This time, Zhao Yun asked Gan Feng to lead his troops to fight in Liaodong. He was just like a Husky that had broken free from its reins, charging forward with its tongue wagging!

The Northern Territory Cavalry Army respected and feared Zhao Yun, and did not dare to look down on him because he was still young. They just admired Fei Qian's vision. How could he promote such a person from the humble Yanshan Army? !

The more respect they showed, the less close they became. However, Gan Feng, who was always carefree, was more approachable to the ordinary soldiers.

However, some people thought that Gan Feng, with such a rough character, would make mistakes as a general in the army attacking Liaodong. However, Gan Feng's performance exceeded many people's expectations. He first led the vanguard to raid western Liaoning and captured several counties in succession. Then, he continued to chase the retreating Hu people all the way to Liaodong!

At the same time, Gan Feng did not forget Zhao Yun's instructions. He not only sent personnel to send the captured Hu people and their cattle and sheep to Youbeiping, but also sent troops to search for the Han people who were hiding in the mountains to avoid the war.

Plundering the assets of Jizhou's people would still make people feel a little inappropriate, even if they are currently enemies with Jizhou. However, launching a crackdown on the Hu tribes that have occupied Han lands is something that all Han people applaud!

The cattle and sheep of the Hu people alleviated the food shortage of the Northern Territory Army. At the same time, the Hu people also supplemented the lack of labor in Youbeiping. These refugees from Liaodong and Liaoxi also restored the spring ploughing in Youbeiping...

We can't ask these professional and semi-professional soldiers of the Hussars to put down their swords and pick up hoes, right?

Right now Youbeiping is booming, but the population demands more food and supplies than before, and the gap is even bigger, which in turn requires Gan Feng to find new breakthroughs and get the latest replenishment!

"Report! Hu people's troops have been spotted ahead! I'm afraid they are the vanguard of the Hu people's brigade!"

When Gan Feng was leading his troops forward, a soldier came running over and reported loudly.

The movement of large numbers of Han refugees was like a moving piece of meat, attracting vultures that were eating carrion.

These vultures are Dingling people.

The Xianbei fell, the Wuhuan were defeated, but the Dingling people hiding on the side benefited.

The Dingling people are not the orioles, they are just the pigs that happened to encounter the wind.

The fierce wind brought by the Cavalry Army from the Northern Desert came roaring in, and the pigs that happened to be in the wind's outlet got to eat the delicious food that fell into their mouths.

For the pigs, it was hard for them to understand why they could suddenly fly, and why so many delicacies fell around them. This made them even have an illusion that they had evolved! They had special abilities! They thought they had become the masters of the world, and they could fly whenever they wanted, and eat whenever they wanted!

So when they found that a large number of Han refugees came out of their hiding places in the mountains and gathered together and moved towards Youbeiping, these Dingling people thought that food was falling into their mouths again!

Eat!

Fat!

Fly!

On the hilly line in the east, dozens of miscellaneous Hu scouts were seen whistling towards Gan Feng and others.

Around these mixed Hu people, there were many Han refugees who were being chased and running around crying and shouting.

These barbarians laughed and waved their swords and ropes, as if they were tying up a stray animal. When they saw a Han refugee, they threw the rope at him, and once he caught the refugee, they tied him up and threw him onto the horse's back...

They were so happy that they didn't even notice that Gan Feng and his troops appeared at the mountain pass.

Gan Feng did not lead the team to charge immediately, but reined in his warhorse and threw the reins to the guards, "Everyone, quickly form a team! Wash the warhorses, clean the mud and snow, and feed them beans! Be ready for battle at any time!"

"Yes!" the guard answered loudly, and immediately passed on the order.

After running a long distance, the warhorse will inevitably feel a little tired, and its body and legs will be covered with mud and snow. If it is not cleaned in time, subsequent combat will be like running in a pair of muddy boots, which will double the consumption of the warhorse's physical strength.

Timely replenishment of bean feed is also to restore the physical strength of the warhorse, just like a bite of energy bar when climbing and cross-country, which can support you to walk more than ten miles and successfully escape from the dangerous and uninhabited area!

This is the manifestation of Gan Feng's rough but meticulous approach. Even if the enemy is right in front of you, sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood!

Whether it's chopping wood or chopping heads!

Gan Feng climbed up a rock in a few steps and stood on the small platform on the rock to look out.

In the distance, the mixed Hu cavalry had appeared on the horizon, like a mess of colored spots or blood-sucking fleas, jumping on the gray and black horizon.

"Wow, there are quite a lot of people coming!"

Gan Feng smiled.

"General! They have a lot of people. Should we wait for the follow-up troops to arrive before attacking?"

The guard at the side suggested.

"Wait for the follow-up troops?" Gan Feng's eyes rolled, "I just thought of a way..."