Chapter 1767: Whimsical?
When he was in the Central Plains, Wang Mang was beaten by Qin Hao all the way. He was so beaten that he was almost autistic and almost lost his self-confidence.
It wasn't until he entered Sanhan that Wang Mang regained his confidence.
After being defeated by Li Jing in Qingbei, Wang Mang, Chen Qingzhi and Wu Yong, led 5,000 navy troops to escape into the Three Koreans, and then started the road to conquer the Three Koreans.
It has always been said that Sanhan is a land of barbarians, but after coming to Sanhan in person, Wang Mang realized how backward this place was.
As early as the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han army eliminated iron weapons and switched to steel weapons. However, except for a few countries such as Goguryeo, most of the armies of the three Korean countries still use iron weapons. No wonder they were pinned to the ground by the Manchus. friction.
The 5,000 navy troops under Wang Mang were from the Liangshan Navy. They could only be regarded as second-rate troops in the Central Plains, but they were already elites among the Three Koreans. Possessed.
Relying on his equipment advantage, Wang Mang took less than a month to annihilate three small southern countries and established a stable base in the three Koreas. However, this also caused panic in other surrounding countries.
The southern countries were worried that Wang Mang would annex them, so they formed a coalition one after another to attack Wang Mang, an outsider.
Wang Mang wished they would take the initiative to fight, so that he could clean them up at once and save himself the trouble of attacking them one by one.
Wang Mang hadn't even used Chen Qingzhi's trump card. He just led the army in person and beat the three-Korean coalition forces to their knees, and then successively occupied the countries that were attacking him.
After all, Wang Mang was an outsider. Even if he forcibly occupied the territory, it would be difficult to win the hearts and minds of the people. To gain a foothold in Sanhan, he must gain the support of the local people.
The Three Han family oppressed the common people even more than the Central Plains family, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that the common people of the Three Han were slaves.
After Wang Mang pondered for a long time, he decided to follow Zhang Jiao's example and implement land reform on the Korean Peninsula.
The territory occupied by Wang Mang is about one-fifteenth of the Three Hans, which is not small anymore. Looking at the entire Three Hans, he is now considered a big prince.
After the news of the land reform spread, Wang Mang's aristocratic families rebelled collectively, and Wang Mang's army mercilessly slaughtered all the rebellious families. In this way, money and food can be obtained to support the army, and land can be obtained to distribute to the common people.
Wang Mang wielded a butcher's knife to slaughter aristocratic families, and forcibly promoted land reform in the three Han Dynasties, winning the hearts of the people as quickly as possible. Even the people in other places were looking forward to Wang Mang, hoping that Wang Mang could come to rescue them and Shuihuo as soon as possible.
From then on, Wang Mang finally established a firm foothold in the Three Koreas, and his troops increased to 20,000.
While promoting land reform, Wang Mang also used his advantages as a time traveler to build a large number of new factories in Sanhan, such as paper mills, steel mills, brick-burning factories, weaving factories and other factories.
With both fists coming out, Wang Mang's power became stronger and his strength increased to 30,000. This also aroused uneasiness and fear in Linguo, and a coalition army was formed again to attack Wang Mang.
Wang Mang sent Chen Qingzhi to lead 10,000 troops to fight. Under Chen Qingzhi's personal command, the 10,000 Wang troops almost defeated the opponent's 30,000 coalition troops, and finally annihilated the coalition forces with extremely low casualties.
After a great victory, Wang Mang also mobilized his entire army again, occupied the enemy country that was attacking him, and bordered the local powerful countries of Three Koreas.
Among the three Korean local forces, in addition to Goguryeo, which is the strongest, Baekje, Yubu, and Mahan are also powerful countries.
Wang Mang actually didn't care about other forces, but this was a country that had to care, and Mahan soon sent troops to invade, so Wang Mang once again led the army to fight in person.
Of course, Wang Mang also made miscalculations. He never expected that during the confrontation between Yuma and Han, the rear would be attacked by Japanese pirates, and the losses in all aspects were extremely heavy.
At the same time, the main force of the Manchu Qing Dynasty moved south to Youzhou, and this also gave Wang Mang the hope of unifying the three Koreas.
"Lord, although our army can continue to expand at present, there is not enough ordnance in the treasury to arm the army. And with the current output of our craftsmen, even if the craftsmen work tirelessly to build weapons, it will not be enough." Wu Yong. Report.
Hearing this, Wang Mang couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He envied Qin Hao for having the largest arsenal in the Han Dynasty. He never worried about weapons and equipment. He didn't want Qin Hao to suffer from lack of equipment even if he wanted to expand his army.
Wang Mang also attaches great importance to the arsenal, so he came to Sanhan, the first arsenal he established.
Although the Wang Mang Arsenal has not been established for a long time, it has invested a lot of financial and material resources. However, it still only has a scale of 500 people. Naturally, it cannot afford to build weapons for tens of thousands of troops.
Without enough weapons and equipment, it was naturally impossible to expand the army, and if Wang Mang wanted to unify the three Koreas, army expansion was inevitable.
This opportunity cannot be missed, and time waits for no one.
Therefore, Wang Mang must obtain enough weapons and equipment in a short period of time.
“Where are we going to get the equipment?”
Wang Mang was thinking about the possibility of getting equipment from various major forces.
It was definitely impossible for the Northern Han Dynasty. After all, he had tricked Liu Che so badly that Liu Che now probably wanted to eat him alive.
Zhu Ming? Cao Wei? Zhao Song? Sun Wu?
There are certain possibilities, but failure is more likely.
Suddenly, an astonishing idea appeared in Wang Mang's mind, and then a strange smile flashed at the corner of his mouth, and he said, "Maybe we can ask Qin Hao for equipment this time."
"Ask Qin Hao for equipment?"
Wu Yong and Chen Baxian's eyes widened. They were both stunned by Wang Mang's idea.
Will Qin Hao give them equipment? How is this possible? It’s too whimsical.
Seeing Wu Yong and Chen Qingzhi's expressions of disbelief, Wang Mang smiled nonchalantly and asked, "Who least wants to see our army unify the three Koreas?"
"Of course the three Korean countries, as well as the Manchu Qing Dynasty." Chen Qingzhi replied.
"Then if our army unified the three Koreas, which side would pose the greatest threat to its strength?"
"I'm afraid this is the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. After all, the only Manchu Qing rear in the three Koreas, and the Manchu and Qing Dynasties have paid a huge price to occupy the three Koreas. If our army picks the peach, Nurhaci will definitely not give up." Wu Yong said.
Hearing this, Wang Mang laughed: "The Manchus are now the great enemy of the Qin army. If Qin Hao wants to occupy Youzhou, he must defeat the Manchus. And even if Qin Hao occupies Youzhou, he will definitely turn to the Manchus in the future. There are constant conflicts, so compared to the Manchus, Qin Hao is definitely more willing to let me unify the three Koreas."
Wu Yong's eyes suddenly lit up: "Yes, if we unify the three Koreas, we will become the thorn in the back of the Qing Dynasty, and will also contain some of the Qing Dynasty's troops, which is equivalent to helping Qin Hao share the pressure."
Chen Qingzhi also looked surprised, but still thought it was impossible. After all, they and Qin Hao were mortal enemies.
