After Spring and Autumn

Chapter 368
This also gave Zhao Yang a sense of urgency in his heart, and he felt very emotional. The most important reason why the south has been ignored all along is that the south is relatively wild and sparsely populated.

Even though Chu State owns a large area of ​​territory and has been entangled with Jin State for hundreds of years, the final result is that Chu State did not take much advantage, but since the appearance of this Meng Di.

Working hard in Huaicheng for such a period of time has made the advantages of the south very obvious, and the land rent collected by the Han Dynasty is extremely low. Even under this situation, the Han Dynasty can still ensure that it has enough food.

From this point, it can be explained that the output of rice is probably higher than he imagined, so Zhao Yang ordered.

"It's best to send someone to the south to learn how to grow rice. If it's feasible, we can also grow rice in the land of Jin. After all, our rivers are relatively abundant, and there is no shortage of water in some places."

"At present, there are two most important constraints that restrict our development. One is the external turmoil. Qi, Wu, and Han are all ambitious, which puts a lot of pressure on us, and wars will break out from time to time."

"Secondly, it is because of the constraints of food. If we can use this to increase the production of food, then for our country of Jin, we will be able to reproduce more people and provide more soldiers in a short period of time."

"However, we also have to consider the method of Han's military training. From the previous fights, we can see that the soldiers of the Han army have high morale and are very brave in combat. In addition, their armor is also very good."

"Combining all kinds of factors, it can be said that it is inevitable to win when a battle breaks out. The main reason is that Han soldiers don't have to think about farming, so they have enough time to improve their fighting skills. .”

"That's why we have to train an elite soldier, imitate the Han, and provide them with better treatment. We have one advantage that the Han can't match, that is, we can reward these soldiers."

"Let these soldiers become members of the nobles. In this way, they will work harder when fighting. However, I have to admire Meng Di in this regard. He is really very courageous."

After all, all countries are now implementing the system that all the people are soldiers. Although there are many troops, they are relatively not elite enough. Mengdi is doing the opposite, keeping his own military strength at a fairly low level.

On the one hand, we try our best to improve the combat effectiveness of the army, and on the other hand, we can reduce the strength of the Han Dynasty. However, once the territory is large, the troops will inevitably be scattered. This has advantages and disadvantages Equally obvious.

You Liang immediately nodded and agreed, and then the State of Jin immediately began to call up the army. Half a month later, [-] cavalry and thousands of chariots left Xintian and marched towards the State of Zheng.

At this time, the defenders in Chen County voluntarily withdrew after receiving the order, and Meng Di was naturally unceremonious about the new policy of shrinking troops. After entering Chen County, he still adopted the principle of voluntariness.

At the same time, it reiterated that military discipline does not allow the slightest violation of the local civilians. Since the last time the military discipline was purged, no one dared to violate the law, and Meng Di made it very clear.

If a soldier broke the law, then his direct superior would also be punished. Under the upper and lower constraints, there was no trouble this time, and the local people's sense of identity with the Han army quickly increased.

Moreover, Meng Di imitated the previous method and selected a group of people from the Zheng countries who were willing to leave to promote the policies of the Han country. Although the local people had heard some rumors before, they now got the exact information from the Han army. ensure.

Naturally, many people were moved, and then slowly some people began to be willing to migrate. Although most of these people were landless people who could not survive in Zheng Guo, they were under the deliberate propaganda.

Many people saw that there were more and more people going to Han, and they started to think about it, but those who were not satisfied with their current life began to take the initiative to ask, and more and more people were willing to leave Zheng. .

When the situation was very good, Chen He came in a hurry, and when he saw Meng Di, he immediately spoke.

"Now we have received news that Jin has sent [-] cavalry and a thousand chariots into the territory of Zheng, and Zhao Jianzi is personally leading the army. It is obvious that the people of Jin are planning to show their strength in this way."

Meng Di didn't open his mouth to give his opinion after listening, but asked rhetorically.

"Then what do you think is the most appropriate thing we should do at this time?"

Chen He lowered his head and pondered for a while, then walked to the map, looked at it carefully for a long time, and then said.

"We can avoid it. After leaving Chen County, we can retreat directly to Ku County. This place is not far from Thorn City, and there is Yangzi's army behind us. Under such circumstances, we can attack when we advance, and defend when we retreat. Don't worry about fighting with the Jin people."

"Although it is said that the Jin people are coming aggressively this time, the civil strife in the Jin country has just been put down, and the Wei country is not willing to get close to the Jin country at this time, so the Jin country must not be in a stalemate with us for too long at this time."

Meng Di waited for him to finish speaking, nodded slowly, and said with a calm smile.

"What you said is very good. This is indeed a very safe method, but you have overlooked one point. What we want most now is the population. If we withdraw like this now, I am afraid that many people who are willing to leave are not willing now. left."

"So at this time, we can't take the initiative to retreat. We will stay in Chen County and fight with them. I also want to see the cavalry trained by the Jin people. How good is it?"

"Our army is used to winning battles. Sometimes we have to fight against an opponent of equal strength. The opponent has 10 cavalry and we have [-]. It can be regarded as evenly matched. I think Zhao Jianzi definitely hopes to do the same."

"If the battle is really not going well, then there is nothing to worry about. At that time, we will go down the Yingshui River, but it will only take a detour. At that time, the Jin people will definitely not dare to pursue it. After all, there will be Yang An army of tigers."

"Sometimes when we march and fight, we don't consider the immediate battle situation, but also consider some long-term things, such as whether it will be beneficial to our Han country in the future. The leader who leads the battle is the general, and it is the one who can be counted in the temple. handsome."

(End of this chapter)