Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 598 Nanyang
The setting sun is like blood, and crows circle around.

On the battlefield, a large number of Han soldiers cleaned the battlefield. After disarming the surrendered Wei soldiers, they stripped off their armor and unplugged the armor from the dead.Pick up the damaged weapons and arrows on the ground and pile them up, ready to be recycled, transported to Hanzhong and Guanzhong for recasting.

Han riders cruised around, looking for cattle, horses, donkeys and other livestock that had been scattered by the war.Zhuge Liang also has detailed regulations on these cleaning trophies. Generals and schools at all levels need to strictly clean the battlefield according to military law.Violators will be punished.

There is no way that the big Han in the early years was too poor, and he had to use the land of Yizhou to fight against Cao Wei, who owned the Central Plains, so he had to do so.Up to now, although the big man occupies the land of the three states and is quite wealthy, he still has not abandoned these military regulations.

Holding the belt with one hand, Xiang Yu pointed to the surroundings and said emphatically, "It is strictly forbidden for the Hu tribe to kill the soldiers who surrendered against Wei. Anyone who violates the law will be beheaded."

"promise!"

The wildness of the Hu people is hard to break. During the period of war with the army, they would occasionally violate military discipline, such as killing prisoners to vent their anger and plundering the countryside.However, the big man strictly prohibits these behaviors, and if found, they will be executed.

Although the Hu people complained at the beginning, but seeing the loot handed out by Shan Yu, the resentment dissipated.

"General, Hu Zhi and several personal guards have escaped!" the attendant reported.

Xiang Yu waved his hand disapprovingly, and said, "Hu Zhi is only saved by his body in this battle. All the Jingzhou soldiers under his command have been wiped out by our army, and it is difficult for him to cause chaos in Nanyang."

"promise!"

Xiang Yu was very happy, this battle was fought beautifully, completely wiped out the last army deployed by the Wei people in the hinterland of Jingzhou, and made it easy for the big man to march into Xinye and Wancheng.At the same time, it also means that he has made great contributions, and it is easy to be promoted and conferred.

Qi Fu Youlin came riding a war horse. The white tail feathers on the helmet swayed under the wind, which complemented the fire-colored tail feathers on Xiang Yu's head.The style of the armor on his body is the same as that of the Han Dynasty, except that the inner shirt is white, which is considered to distinguish the customs of Han and Hu.

Dismounting, begging Fu Youlin to take off the bronze mask on his face, said: "General Xiang, the Prime Minister is now behind, our army is the vanguard, and now it is time to defeat the enemy. Why not lead the headquarters to the east to search for information, thinking that it will be used by the army in the future." .”

Xiang Yu pondered for a while, and ordered: "Yes, general begging to lead the Han Hu knights to the east to search for the enemy's situation. A certain army guards the prisoners and besieges Rang County. Wait for the prime minister's army to arrive."

After a pause, Xiang Yu said: "Nanyang Xinye is the place where Shanyu was born, so don't disturb the people. If Shanyu finds out, the general will suffer the wrath of Shanyu's thunder, and the general must not offend."

Qi Fu Youlin squeezed out a smile and said: "Please rest assured to the Lord, the military discipline must be strictly observed."

Liu Chan gave a lot of rewards to the head of the Hu tribe. If he angered Liu Chan and abolished a tribe's leader, it would be more than enough.Qifu Youlin is still aware of the issue of principle.

After Qi Fuyoulin led the rangers to the east, Xiang Yu looked at the Wei army prisoners sitting on the ground in only single clothes. There were probably nearly 4000 people, plus hundreds of farmers.

In this battle, Xiang Yu's vanguard troops had [-] elite riders, and they defeated Hu Zhi with less effort, and beat him to avoid it.During the battle, more than [-] Wei soldiers were killed, and more than [-] captured soldiers were deducted. More than [-] people had been with their officers, or left the battlefield alone on their own initiative.

"All the prisoners are taken away, go to Rang County, and walk around in front of them." Xiang Yu ordered.

The sergeants were ordered to quickly clean up the battlefield.The corpses of Wei Jun will not be exposed in the wilderness. After all, each is his own master, fighting each other, so there is no hatred.So the soldiers dug a hole at will and buried it on the spot.

Food, arrows, crossbows, knives, armor, etc. can be taken away in vehicles, and people are sent to stay here, waiting for the follow-up Zhuge Liang's army to arrive to receive supplies.

Xiang Yu was not afraid of being seen by the Wei army. In the battle just now, some clever Wei army scouts, cavalry, and skirmishers had already run away during the battle, and the news could not be concealed, and there was no need to hide it.This battle defeated Hu Zhi's army, and it was passed on among the deserters, which must have caused even greater shocks in the hinterland of Nanyang.

On the eighth day of May, Xiang Yu swaggered past the city of Rang County with a large number of captured Wei army flags, armor and three or four thousand prisoners.The next day, the magistrate of Rang County surrendered the city.Rang County, one of the granaries in Nanyang County, fell into the hands of the Dahan. So far, half of Jingbei has been occupied by the Dahan, and the Dahan has also expanded its land rapidly to the east.

……

An army of more than [-] people came to the city of Li Guo.

After Lefu fled north to Xiong'er Mountain, Liu Chan occupied Wuguan the next day. After dispatching Su Gu to surrender Xixian County, he left Liu Min as the governor of Wuguan to organize the logistics transfer from Guanzhong to Nanyang for the army.Then he led his army to the east and arrived in the country of Li.

Since the army first conquered the Shangdan Basin, it was still not stable for more than a hundred miles from Wuguan to Xixian County.Leqi's whereabouts are unknown, but Wuguan North Road connects Luoyang and Hongnong.In the unlikely event that Le Qi's troops counterattack, the connection between Dahan Guanzhong and Nanyang will be severed again, so we must guard against it.

Therefore, Liu Chan left ten thousand soldiers and divided them among Liu Min, Wei Hu and other generals to guard the dangerous places and guard the places.On the one hand, go north to investigate the situation in Hongnong and Luoyang, and on the other hand, appease the people on the spot to ensure the normal progress of farming.

Liao Xin, the county magistrate of Li Guo, was born in Xiangyang and was of the same family as Liao Hua.Hearing that the heavenly soldiers had arrived, he took advantage of the situation and surrendered to the emperor of Han Dynasty.However, Liu Chan did not enter Li Guocheng, but sent a few soldiers into the city, and the army camped outside.

"Your Majesty, is there something you don't understand?" Liao Li asked in the camp that had just been set up.

At this time, there were no other people inside and outside the big tent except the guards.

Liu Chan sat on the couch, frowned and said: "Since entering Nanyang, the counties and townships have been exhausted, and there are not many people. It is a pity that the grandeur of the "Nandu Fu" praised by Zhang Heng in the past has completely disappeared."

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Nanyang County governed 36 counties, with more than 240 million people, and it was extremely rich.The rivers in the county are vertical and horizontal, and the slopes of the rivers are dug for irrigation and farming.At that time, Nanyang Water Conservancy was as famous as Zhengguo Canal in Guanzhong and Dujiangyan in Chengdu, and it was also known as the three major irrigation areas in the country.

But now since I entered Nanyang, the decline of Nanyang County and the abandonment of water conservancy have come into view, and it is not as prosperous as before.Moreover, since Cao Wei occupied Nanyang for 30 years, it seems that he has not made great efforts to govern it.

Liao Li pondered a little, and said: "My Majesty, the abolition of Nanyang began in the late Han Dynasty. One of the 36 parties of the Yellow Turban Army used to raise troops here. Then Sun Jian killed the prefect of Nanyang, and Yuan Shu swallowed him. At the beginning, when Yuan Shu led the county, there were tens of millions of people with registered permanent residence, but Yuan Shu was tyrannical and plundered military resources, and the common people suffered from it. Therefore, the root of Nanyang's downfall lies in Yuan Shu."

Liao Li described the military disasters suffered by Nanyang County since the end of the Three Kingdoms.

"Later, Liu Biao ruled Nanyang and guarded Wancheng with Zhangxiu. Although the people were a little peaceful, the people in the north of Nanyang entered the mountains as bandits and harassed the people, causing chaos. After Cao Cao took Jingzhou, the people moved to Nanyang to farm in Yuzhou, and the people of Nanyang again It’s rare. Today, the combined counties of Nanxiang, Nanyang, and Xiangyang in the north of Jingbei can have more than [-] people, which is truly a blessing!”

Liu Chan heard the words and complained: "Yuan Shu is also very powerful. He was born four generations and three princes. He practiced the things of thieves and bandits, and he tried to become emperor in vain. He really brought his own destruction. Among the princes of the world, there are many people who praise the Tao, but Yuan Shu is the only one who is really difficult." Praise. Cao Cao and the first emperor called it the dead bone in the tomb, which is worthy of the name."

Liao Li stroked his beard and said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. Nanyang is fertile and located in an important road. If the world is peaceful, it will naturally become a rich place in two or thirty years. Now it is the first place, and Nanyang should be fully occupied to retreat. Aid against Wei."

Liu Chan nodded slightly, tapped the map with his fingertips, and said: "According to the report from the scouts, Xiang Yu defeated Hu Zhi and occupied Rang County. The Prime Minister will lead the army to the east to enter Xinye, so as to cut off the news from Xiangfan and the Central Plains, and control Nanyang. Borderlands. Now our army can continue to go east and attack Wancheng. After conquering Wancheng, we will join the Prime Minister's army and defend against the rebels against Wei. I don't know what Gongyuan thinks?"

Wancheng is in the north of Xinye. After Zhuge Liang captured Xinye, he could join Liu Chan's army northward.And Liu Chan can also rely on Wancheng to resist Cao Wei's rescue soldiers to the north.After all, from a geographical point of view, according to Wancheng, Nanyang can be occupied, basically blocking Cao Rui's road to the south.

Of course, if you can go north, capturing Duyang and Ye County can also block Cao Rui's road to Nanyang. It depends on Cao Rui's marching speed.

Liao Li looked at the map with his head and said: "When Cao Cao wanted to conquer Soochow, he dug a waterway from Rang County to Xinye to transport grain. The prime minister went to Xinye, and it was fast. Our army wants to conquer Wancheng. Cao Rui is also fearless, and he can go north to help in just a few days after becoming prime minister."

"Since this is the case, after two days of rest, the army will march towards Wancheng to stop Cao Rui from going south." Liu Chan ordered.

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)