The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 257 Adjustment of Jin State

Since July 265 AD, Dai Wei has been self-reliant.It has been more than two years since Sima Yan ascended the throne of Jin.For more than two years, this young man has only felt a mouthful of bitterness and a mountain of pressure.

In 266, his intelligent and beautiful eldest son died.At the end of the same year, Jin was defeated in Xiling, and the country spent a lot of money and food but got nothing.In addition to losing the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers, the descendants of the old generals of Cao Wei also made a mess of the three counties of Shangyong.

In 267, the country's household tax inspection has just achieved some results, and the land occupation order has just begun to roll out. The country's income this year has improved significantly.As a result, Guan Zifeng of Xishu brazenly invaded the bandits, and the country invested 19 troops one after another. Then Hu Fen lost his army and lost his land. Longxi was unexpectedly taken down by the Xishu bandits like never before!

It has been 46 years since the founding of Xishu, and it has been invaded more than a dozen times.Except for the strategic abandonment of Yinping and Wudu counties in the early years.Cao Wei never let Xishu get much cheaper.As a result, the Jin Kingdom faced the Northern Expedition of the Shu Han for the first time, and unexpectedly lost Longxi so simply!

Not only that, in the early wars between the Han and Wei Dynasties, the Shu Han side was always unable to withstand the food first, and was forced to withdraw after being unable to fight.Now the situation turned around. Guan Zifeng kept transporting grain into the city in Mei County, while Sima Wang in Guanzhong was calling for too many Luoyang Chinese troops to enter Guanzhong, and the Chang'an grain depot was about to bottom out!
This, this is a shame.Can such a thing prove that it is correct for Jin to replace Cao Wei?
Why is Guan Zifeng so non-stop?Why don't you give me a few more years?Didn't we agree on a ten-year agreement?As long as you fulfill the ten-year agreement, my Dajin will definitely not be as stretched as it is today!
Unfortunately, he can't control Guan Yi.All he can do is to gather his subordinates to discuss how to deal with the current situation.

On December 267, [-], Luoyang, Jin Palace.

"Has the general not been able to put down those rebellions?"

The irritable Sima Yan started asking questions as soon as he came up, but he didn't realize it himself, and now he didn't dare to take the initiative to ask about the situation in Longxi and Guanzhong.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the general's battle report is reported every three days. The latest battle report is yesterday. The general said that in the past half a month, he has not been able to find the main group of rebels in the deep mountains and dense forests of the Qinling Mountains. So there is still no progress. .”

Speaking of which, Zhang Hu and others are self-taught masters of guerrilla warfare.After they retreated from Xiling and entered Weixing County, they were helped by the two thousand Shuhan Yulin Army led by Liu Lin.More importantly, it has received a steady stream of food and grass assistance from Hanzhong County.In this era, with food, there is capital to expand the army.So they used food to attract Di people and Han people deep in the Qinling Mountains to join the army, and quickly expanded the team to 3000 people.

Of course, Liu Qin, the prefect of Weixing County, could not deal with such a force.Soon Liu Qin was defeated and died.Zhang Hu and others successfully captured Weixing County and extended their troops into Shangyong County.

After Chen Qian led his army into Shangyong, Zhang Hu, Zhang Xiong, Liu Lin and others gathered more than 3000 troops to fight Chen Qian and was defeated.More than [-] people were killed on the spot.Afterwards, they learned how to behave, abandoned all the cities, and specialized in guerrilla warfare against Chen Qian's Chinese army in the mountains.Chen Qian's report made it very clear that since the great war, the number of beheadings by his troops in a single day has never exceeded [-] levels.

On the contrary, due to the grain roads, scattered camps in various places have been repeatedly attacked.The losses of Chen Qian's troops are gradually increasing, and the morale is getting lower and lower.

In the end, Chen Qian couldn't bear Sima Yan's urgent urging day by day, so he simply wrote in the report: I have little talent and little learning. Facing these bandits, I only thought of one way: Please send a lot of money, food and civilian husbands. A fortress was built at each place, and finally each fortress formed a network, which was gradually tightened like a noose, so that these rebels could be trapped and wiped out.Otherwise, you'd better get someone else.

But at this moment, Guan Yi and Jiang Wei started the Northern Expedition.How can Luoyang Central have so much extra money for you?So the noose tactic is impossible.However, Sima Yan couldn't change people: after more than two years, he finally understood that the two old men, Chen Qian and Shi Bao, were really the most capable generals in the Jin Kingdom.Therefore, the current situation in the three counties of Shangyong is like this: the situation is generally under control, but it also involves a lot of Jin's troops.

"Hey~~~" After listening to Zhang Hua's report, Sima Yan let out a long sigh: "That Cao Ti, haven't you found it yet?"

It was Jia Chong who answered the words: "Your Majesty, I am incompetent. I have not found the trace of the traitor Cao Ti. But I can assure you that this beast has not left Taihang Mountain at this time. Maybe he has starved to death in Taihang Mountain." !"

"General Cheqi must not have such an idea. Order Jinzuo Cao Jia to send people into the mountain to search, such rebels, I want to see people when I am alive, and I want to see corpses when I die!"

"No! The minister leads the decree. I will live up to your Majesty's entrustment!"

Isn’t the reason why Cao Ti’s incident happened like this is that you guys fought for power and profit?Hey, but now it seems that the Yang brothers are really unreliable.

Taking a breath of relief, Sima Yan asked Pei Xiu again: "Shang Shuling, a few days ago, the plan of Da Sima, have you all discussed at the Shang Shutai?"

Shi Bao's plan is the two points mentioned above: 20. Concentrate superior forces to eliminate Guan Yi first.Shi Bao's opinion is to concentrate at least [-] troops.[-]. Unification of powers.Who has the final say in Guanzhong now, boss, you have to give me a clear explanation.

The Jin State originally had 11 troops in the Northwest Theater.After more than a month, Hu Fen lost 6000 yuan, and Sima Wang lost more than 1 yuan.At the same time, 3000 people in Tongguan were unable to move.So there are only more than 13 people left.Afterwards, the Luoyang Central Army added 8000 soldiers one after another, plus [-] cavalry from the bald tribe and [-] infantry from the Di people of the Li family. Now the strength of the Jin State in Guanzhong has actually reached more than [-] people. (excluding Tongguan defenders).

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the ministers and others have been arguing for a long time at the Shangshutai, but failed to reach a unified opinion. Roughly speaking, there are three options, Your Majesty please decide."

"speak!"

"No, Your Majesty, the first plan is to transfer 1 people from Youzhou and Bingzhou, and at the same time, 2 from the original Qingxu Army, 1 from the original Central Army, and 1 Southern Huns cavalry from the Luoyang Central Army. A total of 6 people entered Guanzhong. As a result, Mount Tai was overwhelmed, and Guan Zifeng, who occupied Mei County, was quickly wiped out, and then attacked the enemy's Hanzhong County, forcing the enemy in Longxi to retreat. If this plan is to be implemented, the court will It is necessary to prepare 300 million shi of grain and at least [-] million yuan. At the same time, it is recommended to increase Sima as the governor of Pingshu."

"Shang Shuling, how much food is still in the treasury?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, as of November this year, there are still 200 million shi of grain in the three treasuries of Luoyang, Yecheng, and Xiapi."

"Well, let's talk about the second option first, Mao."

"No, Your Majesty, for the second plan, the requirements for the strength of troops in the early stage are the same as those of the first plan. The only requirement is to reach 500 million shi in terms of military rations. After the elimination of Guan Zifeng, the Guanzhong Legion is divided into two parts, and one part storms the street pavilion. , one detours to Longshan."

"Tsk..." Sima Yan smacked his lips in a very unpretentious manner, and Sima Yan secretly rejected this plan in his heart. "What about the third option?"

"The third plan is not to increase troops, but the imperial court needs to allocate another 200 million shi of grain in Guanzhong. Add Yiyang King as the general of Pingshu. With the existing troops in Guanzhong, guard the vital points everywhere. Confront the Shu thieves..."

"What are you talking about! King Yiyang's proposal is to give up Longxi, Liangzhou, and the Western Regions? What kind of intentions does King Yiyang have!" Hearing this plan, Sima Yan jumped up.

I am the son of destiny, and the Great Jin Dynasty and the Wei Dynasty are the heartfelt and unanimous choice of all people in the world.How can such an outstanding emperor like me and such a great country as the Jin Empire lose a state within two years of its founding? !

The old actor Sima Fu was also in the hall at this time, and he knew he was going to suffer when he heard Pei Xiu's words.Sure enough, this grand-nephew, who had always had a decent temper, suddenly lost his temper.

From the bottom of his heart, Sima Fu believed that Sima Wang's suggestion was correct: Liangzhou had always produced less and invested more.If the Jin State takes this opportunity to abandon Liangzhou, it will reduce a place of chronic blood loss.With the strong national strength of the Central Plains, as long as it slowly recovers and adjusts for a few years, it can still crush the Shu Han who holds the two states of Yi and Liang.

However, this kind of motion is absolutely undesirable politically.This point, Sima Fu is very clear.

Now the problem came, Sima Wang thought he was from the Sima family, so he didn't have so many scruples when speaking.He directly proposed to abandon the Liangzhou case.Sima Yan went crazy, and said how intentional Sima Wang was.Well, as Sima Wang's biological father, the old actor no longer cared about the image he had accumulated over the years, and had to stand up and cleanse Sima Wang.

"Your Majesty, I don't know if Your Majesty has carefully read the report from Yongliang in recent days. This year, Yongliang and Liangzhou have not had a single snowfall until the end of November. Therefore, there will definitely be a catastrophe in the two states in the coming year."

"What's the matter? I am the Son of Heaven, raising all the people on behalf of the heavens. The hundreds of thousands of people in Yongzhou and Liangzhou are all my people. Don't say that the disasters in these two states next year may not be serious, even if there is no harvest in the two states. I also have to carry this burden. Uncle, don’t need to say too much, I’ve made up my mind! Maoxian, draw up an order!”

"No, please Your Majesty's will!"

"Zhao, increase Sima Shibao as the governor of Pingshu, Fake Festival, and Guanzhong military forces. Order Bingzhou, Jizhou, and Luoyang Zhongjun to deploy troops and horses to support Guanzhong. Order five Huns to dispatch [-] cavalry into Guanzhong. The above troops Together with the existing Guanzhong troops, they will all be under the control of Da Sima! This battle, we Da Jin and the small bandits of Xishu will fight to the end! If we don’t wipe out Guan and Jiang thief chiefs, and don’t take back Longxi and Liangzhou, I swear that we will never stop!”

"According to the order!"

(End of this chapter)