The Sima of the state is in charge of the military affairs of the state. The official office is located on the west side of the state capital. The soldiers wearing armor and holding guns standing like spears in front of the palace gate add a bit of majesty.
In the middle of the hall, there is a map hanging high, more than ten feet high and wide, made of fine silk, on which are drawn the mountains, rivers, cities, and roads of the states of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, as well as Qin, Wei, Yan and other countries. This map was drawn by Yang Anxuan based on the "Yugong Area Map" and "Topographic Abbot Map" and combined with the experience of previous lives.
Yang Anxuan told the secret guards to explore the terrain and roads wherever they went. Except for the city, the villages, towns, mountain trails, and rivers were marked as detailed as possible. Over time, this topographic map became densely marked. Yang Anxuan looked at the map proudly. There was no map in the world that was more detailed than this "Tianxia Map".
Wang Zhen'e sighed: "This "Tianxia Map" can be worth tens of thousands of troops. It is said that the roads in the middle of Shu are difficult to travel, but from this map, many marching routes can be clearly seen. When the time is right, I will use this. Figure, with an army of 20,000, we can annihilate Qiaoshu."
Zhao Tiandao: "The Dark Guard will add new content to the map every month, and Yu plans to double the size of the map."
Yang Anxuan said: "In addition to the big map, we also need to draw small maps by prefecture, so that it is more convenient to check."
Wang Zhene thought of the sand table and suggested, "Why not order someone to make a sand table according to the drawings, so that it looks more intuitive and clear."
Zhao Tiandao: "My lord has also said that I have tried several times according to the picture, but the effect is not good, and I am looking for skilled craftsmen everywhere."
Yang Anxuan said: "The Ordnance Department is recruiting skilled craftsmen. After a while, you can go to the Ordnance Department and ask if you can make a sand table according to the drawings."
"It is very important for the Ordnance Department to develop firearms and transform ordnance," Wang Zhenjin reminded: "It must not be leaked like the Tangxi Forge."
Zhao Tian nodded and said: "Yu plans to move part of the county army's garrison to the foot of Baizhang Mountain, and set up checkpoints in the mountains to classify the location of the Arms Department as a forbidden area, and no outsiders are allowed to enter or exit."
Yang Anxuan asked: "How many soldiers and horses are there in each state? How are they distributed?"
Zhao Tian counted his treasures and said: "There are 46,000 elite soldiers in the four states, including 14,000 light cavalry and 800 heavy cavalry. Thirteen thousand men were sent to Liangzhou, 10,000 were stationed in Yanzhou, and 10,000 were stationed in Sizhou; There are 13,000 people in Yongzhou garrisoned at Dangyang Pass and 3,000 in total. Shunyang prefect Yin Ji leads 5,000, and Xiangyang has 5,000 soldiers and horses. The four prefectures and counties combined have about 60,000 troops, and the garrison troops exceed 100,000. There are eight thousand naval officers."
Wang Zhen said evilly: "The county army and the garrison army are not strong in combat. Now the surrounding areas are uneven and war is about to start. The lord needs to recruit more troops."
Yang Anxuan thought for a while and said: "First select the best from the county army and the garrison to recruit troops, and strive to have more than 80,000 elite soldiers by the end of the year; select officers with good water skills from the army to enrich the navy, and the number of the navy must reach more than 16,000 , so that we can compete with Qin and Wei for supremacy."
Wang Zhen'e said again: "The ordnance made in Tangxi is too slow. The number of swords and guns produced every year is only 5,000. Up to now, all the elites have not been redressed, let alone the county and garrison troops. I have read the spy reports of the secret guards, and it is forged by the imperial court." The number of swords and guns exceeds tens of thousands every year.”
Yang Anxuan sighed: "The imperial court has a large number of people, a vast territory, and rich products. It is difficult to compete with Yongyan's land. The only way is to seek innovation in craftsmanship. This is the original intention of establishing the Ordnance Department. However, the replacement of ordnance should indeed be stepped up to suppress evil. You order people to purchase iron ore, increase the speed of forging troops, and strive to have all county troops rearmed within three years."
Tangxi iron smelting mostly uses firewood. Yang Anxuan thought of the coal called pebbles and said: "Coal burns at a high temperature. It can be used to smelt iron with twice the result with half the effort. You might as well have someone dig it."
Zhao Tian frowned and said, "I heard that burning charcoal is poisonous and smells bad. People often die from burning charcoal."
Yang Anxuan would not explain to Zhao Tian what carbon monoxide and sulfur poisoning is, and said: "Pay attention to ventilation to avoid poisoning."
Wang Zhene obviously did not put human life in his eyes and said with a smile: "I will let someone take care of it tomorrow."
Zhao Tian did not continue and said: "We will fight Qin and Wei in the future, and the number of Qingqi is too small."
The Yongzhou army had 14,000 light cavalry, most of which were captured from Qin and Wei. Qin and Wei strictly controlled the import of war horses into Jin, and the number of cavalry troops could not increase.
Yang Anxuan reached out and patted where Nan Yan was, and said: "War costs money like running water. We cannot let the common people bear the burden. We must support war with war."
Wang Zhene looked at Yang Anxuan's hand taking the map, and immediately understood his intention, and said with a smile: "My lord wants to snatch war horses from Nanyan."
Yang Anxuan said: "Didn't the Yan Kingdom claim to have more than 50,000 cavalry during the military parade? What does the small country of Zuer do with so many soldiers and horses?"
Everyone laughed when he said this, and Wang Zhene said: "If we can capture Nanyan, we really don't have to worry about war horses anymore."
Zhao Tian said with some worry: "Nanyan and Qiaoshu are in the east and west. If our army fights in two places, we may not be able to catch them."
Wang Zhen said evilly: "The imperial court ordered Liu Jingxuan to lead his army to destroy Shu. Liu Jingxuan has already arrived at Jiangling and mobilized troops to raise food and prepare for the attack. If Bao Hou, the governor of Yizhou, had not died suddenly of illness, the war would have begun."
Zhao Tiandao said: "Liu Jingxuan is the son of Liu Laozhi, and he is also a famous general who has been on the battlefield for a long time. The imperial court sent him to lead the army this time, and with Mao Xiu's cooperation, it is very possible to put an end to the rebellion in Shu. Or let Liu Yu occupy Jing. It’s beneficial, it’s very disadvantageous for Liang Yong, so why don’t my lord take the opportunity to attack.”
Wang Zhen'e said disapprovingly: "Zhao Sima underestimated Qiao Zong. If Qiao Zong was so easy to pacify, my lord would have sent out troops long ago. There are nearly 10,000 elite men in Liangzhou, and more than 40,000 county troops. Except for Yang Governor, , Long Fu, Chao Shi, and Qing Zhi are all brave generals, wouldn't they be better than Liu Jingxuan's five thousand Jin army."
Zhao Tian nodded and said: "It is difficult to capture Shu because the road is not smooth. My lord will use the opportunity of missionary work to explore the road and win over the people. I hope that in a few years, we can easily capture Qiao Shu."
Yang Anxuan said: "Otherwise, Qiao Zong has won the hearts of the people in Shu, and it will be difficult to attack if he defends according to danger. The roads in Shu are dangerous and food supply is difficult. Even if Liu Jingxuan has Mao Xiu's help, it will be difficult to defeat the enemy in a short time."
Wang Zhen smiled evilly and said: "Liu Yuzhou was eager for Liu Jingxuan to perform meritorious service and selected Beifu elites for the expedition, but he never thought that the Beifu troops mostly lived in the Jingkou, Guangling, and Sanwu areas, working hard on expeditions and going deep into the smog and mist. How can it be successful?"
Zhao Tian's eyes flickered and he said: "The imperial court ordered Liangzhou to cooperate with Liu Jingxuan's march. When the battle between Shu and Liu Jingxuan takes place, they will seize the opportunity to seize the two counties of Zitong and Guanghan. Chengdu Prefecture will be under the attack of Liangzhou's troops."
"You have sent a letter to your third uncle, asking him to march from Hanzhong to Zitong, and have Meng Longfu send Shenqing's troops to the river to be on standby to attack Guanghan County at any time." Yang Anxuan said with a smile: "I hope the imperial troops and horses can contain the main force in Shu. Let Yu take advantage of the situation and rob him."
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Shu, Chengdu.
When he learned that the Jin Dynasty had sent Liu Jingxuan to lead his army to Jiangling, Qiao Zong was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. The attackers this time were Jin's elite Beifu Army, led by the famous general Liu Jingxuan, which made Qiao Zong feel even more pressure than Sima Rongqi. He ordered the people to be recruited into the army and ordered Qiao Mingzi, Qiao Liang and others to strictly guard the pass. At the same time, he sent envoys to Chang'an for help.
In Chang'an, Yao Xing received Qiao Zong's letter asking for help and had no intention of sending troops south to contain him. The Qin State has too much time to take care of itself, and Qiu Chi has already surrendered to the Jin Dynasty. If he sends troops to the Jin Dynasty again at this time, he will be surrounded by enemies on all sides.
In the past few days, Yao Xing discussed with the officials and believed that Nanliang was in the midst of internal and external troubles. There was the defeat of Yangwu externally and the rebellion of Liang Pei and Bian Xian internally. This was a good opportunity to eliminate Nanliang.
Yin Hao, the official secretary of the Ministry of Personnel, admonished: "The road to Guzang is far away and the terrain is dangerous. Your Majesty abandoned it back then. If we send troops to go on an expedition now, we may lose more than the gain. It is better to order Beiliang and Xiliang to conquer and let the Liangs fight with each other. Why bother to use the Qin army and horses?" Helian Bobo is a serious problem, so we should destroy Daxia first and then attack Nanliang."
Yao Xing refused to listen and sent his three sons, General Guangping Yao Bi, General Liancheng and General Qifu Gangui to attack Nanliang with 30,000 troops and horses. At the same time, in order to prevent Helian Bobo from attacking, he ordered Shangshu Zuopu to shoot Qi Nan and lead 20,000 light cavalry to go north to conquer.
Yao Bi was determined to make a great contribution in front of his father, so he led his army all the way to Mopin and killed Su Ba, the governor of Changsong County in Nanliang, and arrived at Guzang City.
Bald-haired Laitan personally went to the city to guard the city and deliberately drove the cattle and sheep outside the city. As expected, the Qin army came to rob them. Bald-haired Laitan took the opportunity to attack and kill more than 7,000 Qin soldiers.
Yao Bi ordered the troops to hold on to the camp and not dare to fight. Yao Xing sent Chang Shangong Yao Xian with 20,000 light cavalry to come to the rescue, but the reinforcements were defeated by Nanliang again.
Yao Xing was afraid and sent an envoy to apologize, blaming Lian Cheng's head. The bald Lai Tan was unable to fight against Qin, so he sent an envoy to Chang'an to plead guilty, and the war between the two countries ceased. 33
Qin Shangshu Zuopu shot Qi Nan to march north, and Helian Bobo withdrew to Hequ after hearing the news. Qi could not see the Daxia army fleeing, and allowed the soldiers to loot everywhere without any defense.
He Lianbobo secretly led his troops to counterattack, catching Qi Nan off guard and killing more than 7,000 people. Qi Nan was defeated and retreated to Mucheng, where he was captured alive by the Daxia army. All 13,000 people accompanying him were captured.
Both armies of the Qin State were defeated. Thirteen thousand soldiers and horses were lost when attacking Nanliang, and the entire army of 20,000 people who went north to attack Helianbobo was completely wiped out. Later Qin's national power became even worse.
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In Xiangyang, Yang Anxuan was paying close attention to the war situation in Qin, looking for an opportunity to take a bite, but his thoughts were disrupted by an urgent report from Yanzhou.
The urgent report was from Yanzhou Biejiaxi Bijiang, saying that Sima Guofan, the son of Sima Tanzhi, the guard of Wuyuan City in Nanyan and the king of Hejian Jing, learned that Liu Yu had taken power to weaken the royal family and raised troops from Wuyuan City to attack Xue County of Lu County. Ma Ping, the magistrate of Xue County, abandoned the city and fled.
Yang Anxuan was angry and funny after receiving the emergency report. The Sima Guofan brothers fled to Nanyan because of Huan Xuan and led his army to occupy Wuyuan City. Sima Zun once wanted to recruit them to return to the country, but Liu Yu secretly sabotaged it.
For the sake of Sima Zun, Yang Anxuan did not let Yang Zijing go south to attack Wuyuan City. Unexpectedly, if the tiger did not show its power, Sima Guofan brother actually took the initiative to provoke him.
Wang Zhen'e pointed at the map and said: "Wuyuan City is only a hundred miles away from Pengcheng, and the road is clear. It is more than 150 miles away from Xue County. Why did Sima Guofan choose the distance instead of the nearer one?"
Yang Anxuan said angrily: "Nanyan sent the rear general Murong Yu to attack Duan Hong in Jucheng. After Duan Hong was defeated, he defected to Pengcheng Yang Muzhi. Murong Yu had no courage to attack Pengcheng, but he felt that Yanzhou was weak and could be bullied."
Wang Zhen said evilly: "It is probably because Han Fan prevented the people of Yan State from rushing to the Jin Dynasty, and Governor Yang fought with him without victory, which made the Yan army think that Yanzhou's troops were not strong. The Emperor of Yan welcomed his mother and wife back to the country, but the lord drove away thousands of households. The common people are probably depressed and want to seek some benefits."
Yang Anxuan didn't want to care about Sima Guofan's difficulties. He stood up with a sneer and said: "Nan Yan dares to provoke Fool, so he will cut off his hand so that he will not dare to look west. He ordered Yang Zijing to lead an army to attack and recapture Xue County, and Xiangcheng. The prefect Lu Gui was transferred to the post of Gaoping prefect, waiting for an opportunity to seize Wuyuan City."
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