The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 311 Recovery in Guanzhong ([-])
"First of all, what I'm going to say is that after temporarily appeasing the aliens, the first thing we need to do is to expand the army!"

ah?Are we not short of food now?Isn't it time to think about how to reduce expenditure as much as possible and expand income?Why expand the army?
"Everyone, before my Great Han's Northern Expedition, after eliminating a small number of counties and counties, our Great Han actually had more than 15 troops. General Yamen brought 2000 people into Weixing County to support the remaining Cao Wei Party. After nearly a year of tossing, Of the 2000 people, there are only 800 people left. Let’s not talk about him. Let’s talk about the 15 main force. We have invested 13 troops in this Northern Expedition. After many battles, nearly 7 people were killed or seriously injured Yu people. Of the remaining 6 people, there are currently only 1 troops in the seven counties of Longxi and Liangzhou, which is extremely weak. As for Guanzhong, although there are currently 1 people, we will soon send [-] people to suppress them. With [-] to [-] Jin captives going to Xiping, Ciqian will lead [-] people to take Hetao... What's more worrying is that there are only [-] troops left in Yizhou with field capabilities... After going down to Yongliang, Wugou’s attitude towards us has changed. Yizhou’s defense is so empty, if we don’t adjust it as soon as possible. I can’t say, what happened to Yi’s grandfather will happen again in Yizhou?”

As soon as Guan Yi said this, everyone below couldn't help nodding: Back then Liu Bei led the main force into Yizhou to fight Liu Zhang.Guan Yu's troops were already extremely limited - he also launched the Northern Expedition.As a result, Jingzhou's defense is close to nothing.As a result, Lu Meng's prestige has been achieved.

And now Yizhou is really a bit like Jingzhou back then.

"So, everyone, if our food doesn't grow new growth, no matter how hard we try, it will be impossible to last until July and August next year. Not to mention that according to the general's inference, next year's Guanzhong is destined to be another disaster year, even if next year The weather is good, and next year's spring wheat harvest will be bumper. But if we don't find a new source of grain, Guanzhong will be in chaos before the harvest... If Guanzhong is in chaos at that time, Yizhou will fall into war because of the emptiness of defense. Hehe, we wait They will all be ministers of subjugation."

This passage made everyone break out in cold sweat.Everyone bowed their heads in unison: "I'm not thinking carefully, please ask Da Sima to show us the strategy."

"Well, everyone, please listen to the order!"

"I'll be waiting for the order from the great Sima!"

"The first thing is to recruit soldiers. In Guanzhong, [-] new soldiers were recruited. The main source of soldiers were Jin soldiers who were originally from Guanzhong. Tell them, whoever enlists in the army will be paid ten stones of food or two thousand yuan at a time. The military children of enlisted soldiers all move to live in the south of the Qinling Mountains, and the land is allocated by the state. Yanxing is tax-free for seven years, and tax-free for eight and a half years."

"Wonderful! Da Sima. The recruitment of deserters from the former Jin State, on the one hand, reduces the root cause of the turmoil in Guanzhong. On the other hand, these people don't need too much time to train. They can fight directly when they come. Relocate the families of these people to Yizhou. Not only has the population of Yizhou been further enriched, but on the other hand, it has also reduced the number of mouths to eat in Guanzhong... The officials do the math, at least one hundred thousand mouths have been lost!"

"It's not just that. When these people bring their families to Yizhou, they will have a sense of belonging to Yizhou. If Wu Dog invades by then..."

"That's right, there is a famine in Guanzhong at this time. Just a little food for the settlement fee can attract a large number of soldiers. Compared with the previous settlement fee of at least [-] shi, I don't know how much cheaper..."

"Great Sima, I'll pay homage to you."

"Hehehe, isn't this also forced to do nothing?" Guan Yi interrupted the flattery of some subordinates with a smile, and continued: "Of the [-] soldiers, [-] will stay in Guanzhong, and [-] will be stationed in Yizhou. The [-] who stayed in Guanzhong, their family members and children moved to Hanzhong, Wudu, and Yinping counties. Anyway, these three counties have a lot of wasteland. Let them slowly reclaim it. The [-] people stationed in Yizhou, their families What, mainly resettled in Bawu County. This matter, Zi Lian is in charge of handling it. In the last two months of this year, you will be responsible for finishing this matter from beginning to end."

"No, Tian Xu takes orders."

"Good, the next step is to fine-tune the troop strength. In this war, the Wudang Flying Army with Nanzhong people as the main source of troops did not play a very big role. It's not their fault. The main reason is that the terrain here is not suitable for their characteristics. After a few years Afterwards, even if our army wants to launch a big war, the battlefield will be mainly in the north. Therefore, it is a waste of Wudang flying army to stay here. Return south to Nanzhong, strengthen the defense there, and prevent Wu Gou from causing trouble in Nanzhong. When necessary, this army can also enter Jiaozhou and find something for Wu Gou to do."

"Hahahaha~~~ Da Sima's words are very true!"

"In this way, the strength of Yizhou has been replenished to 5000. In my opinion, 5000 troops will be released in Nanzhong, 1 in Yong'an, and 5000 in Chengdu. In addition, 5 troops will be recruited in Zigongting and Fuling counties each. In this way, there are [-] people guarding Yizhou. Even if Wu Gou invades with all his soldiers, he will not be able to do anything to me in a short time. This matter will be in charge of dispatching after the recruiting of Guanzhong recruits is completed. "

"No, Ma Guo takes orders!"

"The next step is the defense of the Guanzhong side. After the conscription is completed and the Wudang Flying Army moves south, there are still 8 people left on the Yongliang side. In my opinion, 3000 people will be placed on the Gaoguan side, and 1 people will be placed in Huayin City. Pubanjin in Fengyi County released 1 people. These three places are the first line of defense for our great Han Yongzhou to defend against Jin's invasion. As long as these three places are not lost, Jin will not be able to go deep into Yongzhou to invade our big Han. These three The guard of the land, uh, the general, the chariot general, can you choose between the two?"

Hearing Guan Yi's question, Jiang Wei and Zhang Yi looked at each other and stood up together: "We have no objection, once we make an arrangement, please show me, Da Sima."

"Yi is very grateful to the two seniors for their trust. In this way, Ling Xing will guard Huayin, Meng Dao will guard Feng Yi, and Zi Zhao will guard Yaoguan."

"Zhang Zun (Huangfu Kai, Wang Mai) took orders."

"Shan, there are still 7000 people in Yongliang. For this group of people, Dianbo and Xuan Gao have 1 people stationed in Longxi, and they are not going to move. In addition, let Zhongying lead 1 people. Lead the remaining [-] to [-] Jin captives to Xiping County in Liangzhou. First, settle down there and use the local oasis for farming. The potatoes in Yizhou also need to be planted in the entire Liangzhou as soon as possible by these people. After the Hetao problem and the grain production problem in Guanzhong have been solved, and when we have spare energy, we will use this group of people as the basis to expand our army again and make an expedition to the Western Regions."

"Big Sima?"

"What do you want to say Zhongying?"

"The last general is not afraid of fighting, but so many people need to be organized for production and farming... So, I also asked Da Sima to send an officer for the next general."

"Well, this one. How about this, I'll send Ning Guo (Yang Ji) to go with you."

"Thank you Da Sima, with the help of Ningguo, Xipingding can become the new granary of the Han Dynasty."

"Shan, after this calculation, there are still 7000 people. Part of this army will enter Chengdu to enrich the Chengdu Corps. And Yubayashi on the other side of Chengdu will also send an equal number of troops to Chang'an. In short, this part of the army , People will change, but the number should basically be maintained at this level. This army is a mobile force in Yongliang for a short period of time, and it can be sent wherever there is an emergency. And the first task, of course, is to conquer Hetao. Ciqian, how are your preparations going?"

"I want to report to Da Sima that in the past two months, I have established contacts with various tribes. How many troops and food each tribe sends, who is in charge of commanding the troops, and how to communicate with each other. All have been properly arranged. Just wait for the big The Sima can dispatch troops at the command of the Sima."

"Good, then you should send troops as soon as possible. Let me tell you first, the food shortage at the moment, the general can only allocate 20 shi of food to you. If you can't end this war within half a year, only the whole army Overwhelmed all the way."

"Hahaha, please don't worry, Da Sima. Although the begging department has 30 million people and [-] young adults. But in Wen Chu's view, they are nothing more than chickens and dogs."

"Well, I have great confidence in Ciqian. But Ciqian, listen carefully. In addition to finding a place for these aliens to graze in this expedition to Hetao, so that they don't go south to harass my big man, you have three things to do. Do it, hehe, you might have guessed it?"

"Uh, the first thing is of course to try to sow dissension in the distribution of pastures after the war, so that these alien races can't form a joint force. The second thing should be to build a city in the Hetao area and rebuild Shuofang County. The third thing is to be stupid, please Da Sima shows me."

"The cattle and sheep there! The beggars have a population of 30 million, and the number of cattle and sheep in captivity may not be less than a million? The general has ordered Jiangyang to urgently transport 30 stones of salt to Chang'an. After you lay down Hetao, take the cattle and sheep there. Bring the sheep back to me as much as possible. This is the first project to alleviate the food shortage in Guanzhong!"

Yes, in Guan Yi's view, the main reason why people in this era consume much more food than modern people is the lack of non-staple food.If there is a large amount of meat to supplement energy for the people in Guanzhong, there is no doubt that the consumption of food will be slowed down a lot.

Of course, this time is a disaster year.People have nothing to eat, and animals have little to eat.Therefore, most of the millions of cattle and sheep are slaughtered and made into bacon.This depends on the large amount of salt provided by Zigong.

"The general understands, and will live up to Da Sima's entrustment. Provide enough meat for my big man in Yongzhou's food shortage."

"Good! Everyone. In this way, if all goes well, the strength of my big man will be restored to about 13. Although it seems that the payment of soldiers will increase a lot. But we have eased the large-scale turmoil that is about to erupt through conscription. And only on the premise of having enough troops, can we hold what we have already obtained. Only then will we have enough strength to protect what we are about to obtain!"

(End of this chapter)