After hearing Guo Jia's meaning, Wang Yan thought for a moment and said: "I have been working as Fengxiao for a year, and I have not made any mistakes, which is very suitable for me. There is a lack of talents under my command, and Fengxiao should shoulder the responsibility. Since you are determined to develop, so I will appoint you as the governor of Yanmen, and then lead the governor of the governor's office, Sima, to coordinate the logistics and military affairs.
The current army does not have enough food and fodder to withstand a major war. However, since we are seeking to open up new areas, we cannot be short of troops. The 3,000 soldiers and horses transferred from Youzhou in the previous episode have not yet been organized. Another 3,000 soldiers and horses from the Xuanwu Guards were transferred, totaling 6,000. A new guard was added, named Shenwu.
There is Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong, the captains of Xuanjia Camp, who are good at fighting and have unparalleled bravery. Everyone in Xuanjia Camp respects him and can be appointed as the captain of Shenwu. However, he is proficient in battle formations and lacks experience in leading large armies. He must always pay attention to his filial piety, so as not to waste the lives of his brothers in the army. Liao Hua, if necessary, you can also look for opportunities to dispatch. There are endless barbarians on the grassland, you must pay more attention to them. "
A capable person can shine wherever he goes. Obviously, Zhao Yun is such a person. In these two years, the heavy cavalry did not experience a few battles. He relied on his own hard power to become a captain and led half of the Xuanjia Battalion, that is, 500 soldiers and horses. Therefore, he was actually a member of the Xuanjia Battalion. Deputy Colonel, ranked after Sima Xuanjia Battalion, the serious third-in-command of Xuanjia Battalion. Wearing heavy armor and dancing Ma Shuo, it is quite explosive.
Of course, it doesn't mean that the titled captain of Xuanjia Camp is better than Zhao Yun, but he has the time and qualifications, but he also has the ability. Xuanjia Xiaowei was an old subordinate who followed him from Zhuo County when he was chased and beaten by Liu Guanzhang. He served as many titles of Xiaowei. At first, he was a mighty school captain, and later he also served as a Yingwu school captain, etc., and founded Xuanjia. In Camp A, when his physical condition was qualified, he was transferred to the rank of Colonel Xuanjia.
A large number of senior officer jobs have cultivated his leadership skills, but when it comes to personal combat effectiveness, not to mention Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Tai Shici, and even Zhou Cang can kill him with one sword. Liao Hua followed Wang Yan earlier, and after training, his fighting ability was stronger than before, much higher than Zhou Cang, but he was still no match for Huang Zhong and others.
What Zhang Wu is best at is training the army. Many of the current troops have the foundation laid by his training. He also knows himself well, so he never complains about various transfers. He goes where he is told and does what he is told.
Of the first three hundred or so people back then, more than a hundred died along the way north. The remaining two hundred or so people were pretty good, and the last ones became captains. There were also many civilian officials, basically all in the county. order position. Wang Yan had fulfilled all his promises back then, and now all of them have wives and settled down, and each family has several children...
Guo Jia understood what Wang Yan meant. He wanted to avoid a big war and just make a small-scale plan to merge the states. The scope of the battle was also drawn up for him, which was Yanmen County. This is a county in the northeastern part of Bingzhou. Pingcheng is under the jurisdiction of Yanmen. Now their territory is only twenty miles outside Pingcheng, and Yanmen County has not yet been conquered. Yanmen Pass, which strangles the throat of the Central Plains, is also located in Yanmen County.
This was exactly the strategy he had discussed with Wang Yan when he first arrived in Liaodong. It's just that now he is the governor of Yanmen in name only and needs to be taken down by himself.
Of course, the development of things and the changes in the situation are unpredictable. In a small-scale battle, I didn’t know what to do and started fighting. After all, Pingcheng has become an empty city now. The people outside the city must have taken refuge in Wang Yan. Some people in the city have taken refuge in Wang Yan, and some have moved south. The rich households and landowners must have gone south, and they have lost their land. Just bring some extravagance.
Now, there are 10,000 Bingzhou troops stationed in Pingcheng to resist the king's thieves. In the past, some of them were stationed outside the city, but the camp was attacked by Liao Hua and suffered heavy losses. They had a good memory and blocked it in the city.
And these 10,000 soldiers and horses are already very difficult for the current Bingzhou, and if you want to mobilize more troops, there won't be too many. Because the population of Bingzhou was small, Ding Yuan went to Beijing to take away a group of people, and the princes wanted to fight against Dong and Dong Zhuo recruited a group of people. Almost all of Bingzhou's troops were depleted, and Zhang Yang didn't have many soldiers at his disposal.
Therefore, the only one who can expand the war is Dong Zhuo. Now that all the troops are in Luoyang, it depends on whether he wants to merge with the state. No, then don’t care. If you want, then you have to increase your troops and merge with the state.
Guo Jia understood these things in a flash of his mind. Maybe he would become Bingzhou Shepherd in the blink of an eye.
He smiled and held his hands in his hands: "Jia Ding knows what the general thinks. General, please rest assured that Jiading will live up to the general's expectations."
"If you have nothing to do, go ahead and make arrangements. Just leave your work to Huang Xu."
"Yes, please leave."
Guo Jia handed over his hands, turned around and walked away.
Huang Xu is Huang Zhong's son, and Wang Yan has always taken him with him. After several years of treatment, he looks almost like a normal person, but even though he looks normal, he is actually still weak. But he was competent at the job, and the child had to be strong. He knew that a lot of good things were used to treat him, and he didn't want to be a useless person all day long, so he worked as a child laborer in the General's Mansion at a young age.
After some time, Huang Zhong ran back to see his eldest son, then his other sons and daughters, under the guise of reporting on military affairs. The relationship between father and son has always been very deep. In the past, Huang Xu's life was not long ago, and Huang Zhong cried and wiped away his tears with a sad face. Now that he knows that he can live for more than ten years, it suddenly loses a lot of meaning...
As soon as General Wang's order came out, the general's mansion became busy.
Guo Jia conveyed the order, and a small official went to the Governor's Mansion to report it. Then the Governor's Mansion made some arrangements and sent several messengers out to deliver the message. This is a normal work process, and it also involves various personnel changes and a lot of work. The transfer of personnel needs to be noted in the military status, the newly established Shenwu Guard needs to be registered, and so on.
This time, Huang Zhong's men and horses were mobilized, so they naturally had to be supplemented. This was something Wang Yan had prepared for a long time ago. In the past time, the men over twenty years old in Youzhou had gone through a selection process, and they had counted who was good and who was not. Just fill them in, and it would be considered an expansion of the army. .
At the beginning, the combat effectiveness of these recruits was definitely insufficient, but Huang Zhong still had more than 3,000 veterans under his command. With the veterans holding them hostage, they would not be able to survive without combat effectiveness.
This time it was also in line with what Wang Yan had thought before. Liaodong was overwhelmed and could not continue to recruit troops. After the spring plowing, the thirty-two-year-old soldiers in the current army retired and returned home, and the men from Youzhou were the ones to fill the vacancies.
In this way, reducing the proportion of conscription in Liaodong and increasing the number of soldiers from Youzhou and the grassland Xianbei people can not only restore the vitality of Liaodong, but also use the powerful melting pot of the army to blend differences between regions and races and accelerate integration. the process of.
Xianbei people who have been in the army will definitely be supporters of the general after they return. There are many such people, and with the intermarriage between them, there are only three generations.
As for the gap when the front line changes defense, it gives Yuan Shao eight courages, and he will definitely not dare to attack here at this time. In fact, the border between the two sides is very peaceful, and the troops are farming there. It's just that Yuan Shao set up a corresponding checkpoint according to the checkpoints set up here, and defended it with a face.
The people definitely refused to let go. In fact, the people on Yuan Shao's side moved more than ten miles south just to prevent them from knowing the actual situation on Wang Yan's side. On weekdays, only caravans come and go. This is a treaty agreed before. Wang Yan relied on merchants to prosper trade, and Yuan Shao himself also relied on merchants to make money. Not to mention iron, salt is also a rare commodity. Nowadays, in the entire Han Dynasty, only Wang Yan's side produces fine salt.
On the other hand, the caravans of other families also want to go north to trade. There are many good things in Liaodong, such as medicinal materials, leather goods, glass, fine salt, the four treasures of the study, glass creations, etc. These are all hard currencies, and the demand is quite large. There is also Wenchang Daily, which is important for cultural and ideological exchanges. It is full of swords and swords every day. Since the first publication, the war of words has not stopped, and the Han culture people are waiting to see it.
Yuan Shao did not dare to block these caravans against the public's anger. Besides, he also needed to trade things, so although the two sides were at odds with each other, the overall situation was still very stable.
Even aware of the mobilization of troops here, Yuan Shao sent a letter to ask about it. He was thinking about it and didn't understand what Wang Yan wanted to do, so he wrote a letter directly. Of course, his words were quite polite, as if Wang Yan had never forwarded the letter to Han Fu before. The main reason is that Yuan Shao is scared now. They all know that if Wang Yan doesn't fight, it's not that they can't defeat him, but that they are temporarily short of food and cannot support themselves. This gives them a chance to breathe. So now that we know about the troop mobilization, of course we are nervous.
Yuan Shaozhi asked, and Wang Yanshi answered, saying that he had appointed the governor of Yanmen.
After saying this, Yuan Shao understood. He was relaxed but also nervous. It had nothing to do with Wang Yan. He was still focused on preparing for the autumn harvest. Food was the most important thing.
In the final analysis, what restricted him from conquering the world was not the shortage of civil servants and generals, but food. Even if everyone has enough food, he can still lead his troops to circle the earth.
Just like in Liaodong before, this year's harvest of the people of Youzhou, except for the one they handed in, the rest will never be sold. I just rely on the small amount of money from public construction to buy basic living necessities. Other than that, I will never spend more. The same simplicity is saving.
This is a sign of lack of security, fear of hunger and fear of poverty. Not to mention this life, they have never experienced such a life for four hundred years. There is a one-ten-tax tax on farming, and there are no other taxes, so I can’t even think about it.
Wang Yan understood it very well. After all, there was a precedent in Liaodong. Next year, they should start to put out a small amount of grain. The year after that, the grain pile at home would start to be replaced every year.
To be honest, the people under his rule still don't have enough to eat, so they can only guarantee that they won't be hungry. This is the treatment of the people in Liaodong. There is still food supplement there, and the oil and salt are not bad. They can supplement it to some extent, but they still dare not let go of eating and drinking. They were able to harvest food precisely because they got rid of hunger and were no longer what they used to be. They also knew that they could change and balance things according to their own situation.
In fact, in 1993, after food stamps were completely banned, people in this land were truly freed from hunger, but it was not yet complete because many places had been poor for hundreds of years and the supply of supplies was limited. It's not balanced.
Of course, freedom two thousand years from now and freedom now are definitely two different things. Even if you are not hungry, you are far from full.
Therefore, if we want to raise troops on a large scale again, it will take at least three years.
While General Wang was busy with autumn harvest statistics and mobilizing troops, on this day, a sergeant came to report. It is said that there are brave men who come to seek refuge with the caravan.
Wang Yan raised his eyebrows: "Can I ask his name?"
"My surname is Dian, my name is Wei, my courtesy name is Shunyi, and I am Chen Liuji. I used to be under Zhang Miao's command, but now I'm here with the caravan."
Wang Yan was a little surprised when he heard this name. At this time, Dian Wei should be Zhang Miao's subordinate. He had not yet defected to Cao Cao, but now he came to him, and he also had the word "Shun Yi".
"Bring him to see you." Wang Yan waved his hand and asked his men to report.
Now the princes are rising up, and there is no peace everywhere. It has been a long time since anyone has come to seek refuge. The main reason is that there are a lot of scholars now. Those who are willing will come, and those who don't want to come will not come again.
After a while, the sergeant led Dian Wei inside. As soon as he came in, Dian Wei knelt down on one knee and said, "Chen Liu Dian Wei, pay homage to the general."
All I could see was that he had a leopard head with ringed eyes and a beard all over his face. He was nearly two meters tall, with big shoulders, a round waist, and a bulging belly. He had the figure of a serious military general, and he could definitely beat someone.
Dian Wei's fighting ability is quite sufficient. He fought with Xu Chu back and forth, and Xu Chu fought against various famous generals, which proved Dian Wei's fighting ability. There is also a theory spread two thousand years later that one Lu, two Zhaos, three Dianwei, four passes, five horses and six Zhang Fei. Although this statement is not accurate, Dianwei is definitely not bad.
Dian Wei died unjustly, and Lao Cao raped his aunt Zhang Xiu. Dian Wei was Lao Cao's personal guard and gatekeeper. Zhang Xiu couldn't hold back and wanted to kill Lao Cao. Dian Wei fought hard to kill the enemy and saved Lao Cao's life, but he himself died and became the backdrop for Lao Cao's fame that has been passed down for thousands of years.
"No need to be polite, sit down and talk." Wang Yan waved his hand, motioning Dian Wei to sit on the chair opposite him, and asked with a smile, "Looking at your size, I know that you have courage and strength, and you are a fierce general. Since you are Zhang Miao With this kind of courage under my command, it will certainly not be difficult for him to get ahead, and he will treat you kindly, so how can you abandon him and join me instead?"
Dian Wei raised his hand and said, "To be honest, general, I went to attack Dong. I recruited Zhang Miao to join the army. I also wanted to kill Dong's thieves. However, I was only a small soldier in the army. After several battles, I was promoted to a hundred generals, but I couldn't do anything important." Call the shots. Not to mention the Dong thief, even at Hulao Pass, he was not in the formation, but was defending elsewhere. On the way back to the division, the army discussed the reason for the withdrawal, and he knew that it was because the general went south to Youzhou.
After returning home, he sent us home. The general said that Zhang Miao was treating me kindly, but I only met Zhang Miao once during the march. How can I treat him so favorably? After hanging out in the countryside for a few days, they heard that the general killed Gongsun Zan, but Yuan Shao and Han Fu did not raise any troops. At that time, someone knew that the great Han Dynasty would perish.
Hearing that the general treated his soldiers and civilians favorably and was determined to ensure that all the people in the world were well fed, he even sent his fleet to sea to seek grain from heaven. A certain person was born in a poor and miserable family. If he had not been born with great strength, it would be difficult for him to have such a body. He had already died at a young age. How could Dian Wei be the person he is today? Looking at the princes all over the world, a general has the people at heart, and he thinks that the general will conquer the world. As the saying goes, a good bird chooses a tree to live in, and a good minister chooses his master to serve. Although a certain person is not talented and cannot be considered a good bird or a good minister, he has some courage and is willing to help the general achieve great things. "
Wang Yan smiled and nodded. Dian Wei made it clear that he had been treated unfairly. After all, someone as strong as him could be dismissed and returned home, and he was dissatisfied when he thought about it. Coupled with the news I heard from various channels, the princes were fighting on their own, and they felt that they had no future. I felt that he could do it, so I came here.
"Do you know my rules?"
"You must not bully the people, abuse the people, and dominate the people."
"This is my foundation, but it is not the rule I asked you." Wang Yan shook his head and smiled, and said, "What I call the rule is that no matter who is in the official position, no matter how talented he is, he must start from the rank of commander, and he must start from the rank of soldier in the army. At first, would you like to join the army as a soldier?"
"But it's up to the general to make the decision. The general has clear rewards and punishments. Someone will come forward in the future." Dian Wei cupped his hands, his big round face full of seriousness.
"The manpower is sometimes poor. When you join the army, you must not hold on to your own strength and march wildly in the army, humiliating the soldiers. At that time, military law will judge the crime, and it will be too late to regret."
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