I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 688 Liangzhou Novice Village

After Zhang Fei, Lu Bu, Zhang He and others arrived in Hanyang County, they immediately occupied Ji County and set up various military fortresses around Ji County.

According to Liu Jian, the Battle of Liangzhou was a war that could not be rushed. It was almost impossible to quickly pacify Liangzhou and eliminate the local troubles.

Liangzhou should be regarded as a fertile new continent and new land to be cultivated, and cultivated deeply. Don't think that Liangzhou is the original territory of the Han Dynasty, and impatiently control the local situation. Instead, we must first control the local situation in Liangzhou. Build a novice village, develop with peace of mind in the novice village, and make progress.

When establishing a novice village, you need to face unknown threats, so military reserves are still necessary.

Therefore, Liu Jian asked Zhang Fei, Lu Bu, Zhang He and others to lead 25,000 people to Liangzhou.

However, there was one thing that he only mentioned to Zhang Fei in private.

That is, the military strength in Liangzhou this time is only 25,000 people.

Yes, only twenty-five thousand.

If Lu Bu, Zhang Ji and others knew about it, they would definitely be shocked.

Dong Zhuo led more than 100,000 people to pacify Liangzhou, but failed in the end. Now Liu Jian only uses more than 20,000 people to pacify Liangzhou? Isn't this a joke?

Lu Bu's idea was correct, but Liu Jian's idea of ​​​​pacifying Liangzhou was different from his.

I'm not here to pacify Liangzhou, I'm here to build a novice village. Why do we need so many soldiers?

More than 100,000 people attacked Liangzhou...Does the imperial court still want to do it? I can't afford it!

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After Zhang Fei arrived in Ji County, he built a camp and placed a group of soldiers, and then summoned Lu Bu, Zhang He, Zhang Ji, and Dong Huang to him.

"Before I left, the Prime Minister gave me a secret order, asking me to inform you after I arrived in Ji County. Now that I have arrived in Ji County, I will not hide it from you. This is the handwriting of the Prime Minister, and it is signed by the Prime Minister's Office. Please take a look!"

Everyone looked at Liu Jian's secret order one by one, and then they were all shocked.

The content above is very simple. After Zhang Fei and others entered Ji County, Liu Jian would send people to Hanyang County to serve as county guards and establish local official positions in Hanyang County. However, the government affairs of Hanyang County had nothing to do with Zhang Fei and others.

This army led by Zhang Fei, Zhang He, Lu Bu and others will be independent from the official system of Hanyang County or Liangzhou, and will become soldiers directly under the jurisdiction and command of the imperial court, and will be named - "Liangzhou Production and Construction" corps".

When Zhang He heard this, he suddenly thought of something.

He looked at Zhang Fei doubtfully and said curiously: "Daduhu, our soldiers and horses are not affiliated with the local counties in Liangzhou, and each performs its own duties. Then I would like to ask about food and supplies..."

Zhang Fei said: "If you don't tell me, you have to see it clearly and thoroughly!"

"When I heard this, I guessed the key to the matter!"

"Yes, since we are not affiliated with Liangzhou, that is to say, the local taxes, food and grass in Liangzhou have nothing to do with us, and the county and national army organized by the local county governor in the future have nothing to do with us, except Apart from the direct supply from the imperial court, we can only be self-sufficient."

"what?!"

As soon as Zhang Fei said this, Zhang Ji was the first to become anxious: "What kind of truth is this?!"

Zhang Fei glanced at Zhang Ji with dissatisfaction and said coldly: "Are you questioning the Prime Minister?"

Zhang Ji was shocked when he heard this. He hurriedly said: "Don't dare, don't dare! It's just that there is something that I can't figure out..."

"What's unclear?"

Zhang Jiqi asked: "Doesn't the Prime Minister want to quickly pacify Liangzhou?"

Zhang Fei said: "Prime Minister, I really don't want to pacify Liangzhou so quickly!"

These words immediately stunned everyone present.

What's going on?

Shouldn't the pacification of Liangzhou be a quick victory?

Zhang Fei looked at everyone and said: "From now on, everyone must be clear about the main tasks of our Liangzhou Production and Construction Corps. We are not here to suppress rebellions and suppress bandits, but to colonize and guard the border!"

"We must slowly expand the institutional construction within our legion, including the establishment of military agencies and armed institutions. In addition, soldiers serve as soldiers in war and for the people in their leisure time. We must integrate agriculture, industry, construction, commerce and many other matters One! After all, the supplies provided by the imperial court may not last long or be enough. We must be self-sufficient."

Lu Bu said: "But, what about the land? The Liangzhou government office is in a different category from ours. Even if the governor wants the soldiers to farm the land, we must have land to farm!"

"In the wasteland of Jizhou, after the local governor comes, he will definitely obey the imperial court's wishes and organize farming. Then where will our soldiers go to farm?"

Zhang Fei said naturally: "Grab it."

After saying this, everyone present was stunned.

Zhang Fei said slowly: "We are soldiers of the imperial court, so naturally we cannot rob the imperial court, but don't forget, we have the autonomy granted by the prime minister!"

"There must be many powerful people colluding with the rebels in Hanyang County. On the surface, they are citizens of the imperial court, but in fact they have been colluding with Han Sui, Ma Teng and other bandits all year round. It is impossible to destroy them and seize their property and fields. It is not allowed by heaven. !”

After saying this, everyone present was surprised.

Dong Huang blinked and said in surprise: "The Wubao and field properties that were taken away from those people... will belong to my production corps, not to the management of the county?"

Zhang Fei raised his head and said: "I said, the Prime Minister has an order. We are not affiliated with the county. The county has direct jurisdiction over the fields and industry. We cannot touch it. But if we find evidence of the local tyrants' crimes, the confiscated The property and land must be registered and requisitioned by our Corps, and the county and state cannot interfere!"

At this moment, everyone present became really excited after hearing this.

Unexpectedly, during this expedition to Liangzhou, their more than 25,000 soldiers would receive such treatment.

When I heard this, I realized that the permission granted was too much!

The eyes of Lu Bu, Zhang Ji and others showed excitement, but Zhang He was obviously worried, but he did not say it directly.

After several people talked for a while, although Zhang Fei asked Lu Bu, Zhang Ji, Dong Huang and others to go to each camp to prepare, Zhang He was left alone.

Seeing that those people were gone, Zhang He immediately raised his hands to Zhang Fei and said, "General Zhang, did the Prime Minister really give our troops such great authority?"

Zhang Fei nodded and said: "These are the different methods used by the Prime Minister and others to pacify Liangzhou. If you want to pacify Liangzhou, you must use extraordinary methods, and you cannot use too many soldiers. If you use too many soldiers, it will It will inevitably bring down the imperial court, and if you want to completely conquer Liangzhou, it will not be achieved overnight, it will take time!"

"So, only with this design can we stay in Liangzhou for a long time without affecting the situation of the court."

Zhang He said: "But, isn't the Prime Minister worried that such great authority will not be taken back in the future?"

Zhang Fei laughed and said: "That's why the Prime Minister used 似 me!"

Speaking of this, Zhang Fei glanced outside and said: "Those three people are not trustworthy, but their family members and clan members are all in Chang'an right now, and they are not afraid of them having different intentions, but the main thing is still with you. On me!"

"Because the Prime Minister wants me to be the Protector-General and you to be the Deputy Protector-General, all the power in Liangzhou will fall on you and me!"

"The Prime Minister believes in your loyalty and my loyalty. This power is given to you and me!"    "Just like Yun Chang in Hanzhou!"

"As long as we manage well, as time goes by, you and I will slowly become the ones who are superior to the county office and Liangzhou bandits, and become the overlords of Liangzhou!"

"At that time, if you and I are willing, we can even separate Liangzhou and become independent. At that time, we may become more than Ma Teng and Han Sui and become a threat to the court... If it were anyone else, the Prime Minister would never delegate power. "

Zhang He couldn't help being shocked when he heard this. He hurriedly waved his hands and said: "I will definitely not do this. I will be favored by the Prime Minister in the end. How can I do such an unjust thing!"

Zhang Fei nodded with a smile and said: "The Prime Minister believes in you and me. He knows that you and I will not do this, so he has just ignored all the opinions and boldly given you and me such great power. Jun Yi, although the Prime Minister lets you and me Galloping in Liangzhou, but the responsibility involved is indeed as heavy as a thousand."

Zhang He nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, Protector-General. The Prime Minister trusts me so much. Zhang He will not disappoint the Prime Minister! He will definitely obey the Protector-General's instructions regarding matters here in Liangzhou!"

Zhang Fei said: "Okay, if what I have predicted is correct, although Ma Teng and Han Sui withdrew their troops to the west, they will definitely send troops to attack me first when they hear that I have arrived in Ji County, so as to give us a warning. It is estimated that Troops will be sent over soon. As the deputy governor, Jun Yi will leave all the arrangements for the ambush to attack the enemy. I need to think about the next step in planning Liangzhou. You are fully responsible for the war. how?"

Zhang He cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry, Protector-General, Zhang He will definitely live up to the great trust of Protector-General!"

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Subsequently, Zhang Fei was responsible for studying how to get the Liangzhou Production and Construction Corps to gain a foothold in Liangzhou, while Zhang He was responsible for external warfare.

Zhang Fei has rich combat experience. He has fought in Bingzhou and Youzhou for more than ten years. Every battle was a tough battle. In addition, Zhang Fei is now very resourceful. How could Han Sui's tricks be hidden from him?

Soon, the movements of Ma Chao's sneak attack troops were detected by the legion.

Zhang He is also a "veteran" who has been fighting for many years. Zhang Fei handed over all the authority to Zhang He, and Zhang He immediately made appropriate arrangements. He was not in a hurry to fight Ma Chao, but remained as usual, allowing Ma Chao's army to attack them. .

However, Zhang He did not have any plans. He asked Dong Huang to lead his men and quietly go around the path to the rear to cut off the retreat of Ma Chao and other soldiers.

Subsequently, Ma Chao launched an attack on the Liangzhou Production and Construction Corps!

It's a pity that Zhang He was already prepared at this time.

He personally sat in command, commanded and dispatched, and arranged for Lu Bu, Zhang Ji, Cao Xing, Lu Weihuang, Lu Kuang and other generals to fight against Ma Chao. He used the Hebei Army's best-used crossbow formation to severely hit Ma Chao.

Ma Chao had fought against Dong Zhuo's army before. Dong Zhuo's army at that time was extremely powerful, but most of them used horse formations and chariot formations, and infantry fought with their own side. Dong Zhuo did not do in-depth research on the crossbow formation.

Therefore, Ma Chao's experience in this area is relatively weak.

Therefore, the Xiliang Army suddenly encountered the Hebei Army's five-shot powerful crossbow array, and immediately suffered huge damage.

Over the years, Zhang He has been in battles in the south and north, and is used to seeing big scenes. When facing battle, he can be said to have a determined command. He is not in a hurry to kill the opponent's general, but only uses his repeated crossbows to damage the opponent's horses and soldiers on a large scale. The other party feels cold and cannot fight for long.

Ma Chao led his troops back and forth, shouting loudly for Lu Bu and Zhang Fei to come out to fight him. But the problem is, Zhang Fei's status now, he has many things to do, how can he have time to deal with a yellow-haired brat like Ma Chao?

As for Lu Bu, he now has a certain identity, and Zhang He has given him a specific task, so Lu Bu will not easily go into battle to take over Ma Chao.

Ma Chao lost his troops and failed to see Zhang Fei and others, so he had no choice but to retreat hastily.

Who would have thought that the retreat from the rear would also be cut off by Dong Huang.

However, after all, the Liangzhou rebels had been entrenched here for many years and were very good at fighting. They fought desperately to break through the siege from Dong Huang and Zhang He's troops, but they paid a heavy price in the end.

Ma Chao lost his troops and lost his generals, and he had a chasing army behind him. In addition, Dong Huang was about to strangle the Hanyang County leading to the three armies. He lost his supplies for a while and was in danger.

In desperation, he could only use his old connections with the Xiliang rebels to contact the local families in Hanyang County who secretly supported the rebels, hoping that those families could supply him with food.

These powerful families in Hanyang County who colluded with the Xiliang Army have secretly colluded with Han Sui, Ma Teng and other rebels in order to dominate Liangzhou in recent years. They used the rebels to expel or kill local officials in Liangzhou, so that they could They dominate.

But the debt owed will eventually need to be repaid.

Ma Chao now had no supply of food and grass, and it was very difficult to escape westward, so he sent people to ask for food and grass from these families to support his remaining defeated generals in fleeing westward.

Ma Chao, representing the rebels, asked these heroes for food and wages, and they naturally did not dare not to give them.

As a result, these powerful men began to secretly deliver grain and grass to the location designated by Ma Chao.

After Ma Chao received this food and grass, he would be able to stabilize his remaining defeated soldiers and bring them down, which would also help him escape westward.

But the key situation is that when these powerful men provided food and grass to Ma Chao, Zhang Fei's spies could clearly detect their movements.

It was not known who in Hanyang County had colluded with Ma Teng and Han Sui before, but now all the powerful people who had connections with the rebels were exposed.

After Zhang Fei learned the news, he was not in a hurry to send troops to pursue Ma Chao.

He suddenly besieged these families with ties to the rebels.

If you need to gain a foothold in Liangzhou, you have to fight monsters to upgrade. And who are these monsters? It is not the Xiliang rebels led by Ma Teng and Han Sui. The rebels are the boss to Zhang Fei and need to be sorted out later.

They have to fight in the early stage of development. These are not of the same mind as them. The powerful ones who want to dominate Liangzhou with one hand are the experience packs.

These powerful people in Hanyang County have their own private soldiers, food and fields, and many hidden households. However, there is no reason to suddenly attack them, which makes people a little unconvinced.

But now Zhang Fei passed Ma Chao's rebel army and tried them all.

Oh, it’s all based on real evidence, and I didn’t accuse them unfairly.

Of course, if they refuse to admit it, Zhang Fei also has prisoners of the Liangzhou rebels in his hands. When the time comes, the prisoners of the Liangzhou rebels will be able to testify against them.

What if these rebel prisoners really don’t know whether they are connected to our side? It doesn't matter what they do, Zhang Fei will just teach them how to testify.

Although the local powerful people in Hanyang County are quite powerful, they are relatively scattered, and not all the powerful people in Hanyang County are loyal to the rebels. After all, some of them are law-abiding citizens.

Therefore, these scattered forces were completely vulnerable to the construction corps led by Zhang Fei.

In particular, Zhang Fei still made sudden moves.

He is aiming at the main forts of these powerful families. As long as he can capture their main forts, the other small forts and manors belonging to their families can be conquered naturally without much effort.

After all, when Hebei dealt with the rebellious local manor owners, their power was much stronger than these local heroes in Liangzhou.

Therefore, Zhang Fei has relatively sufficient experience in fighting landlords.

After capturing these heroic forts, supplies, and fields, the Production and Construction Corps headed by Zhang Fei had a basic base to stand on.

(End of this chapter)