And under the leadership of this young man, they actually succeeded in getting everyone to relax. This is unexpected, because where are you going all the way?
Now it's just enough for everyone to move forward, I feel happy in my heart, and I feel more and more pleasing to the eye as I look at it. The emperor sent him to his side with some appreciation and emphasis on training him.
Although the arrangement was in accordance with the emperor's wishes, he never deliberately took care of anyone. Instead, it was a common practice to serve as his own bodyguard.
In a short period of time, he stood out and became the leader of his men during the battle a few days ago.
This time we rushed to Jinling City to help, and the journey was not that far originally. But because of the many hills, marching was really difficult. He still brought a few military academy students with him, and the purpose was naturally to sharpen these people.
I originally had the attitude of giving it a try, because people always grow up through hardships, and I know that I also grow up in this way. Giving these people a chance now is the best promotion for them. I didn't expect that they actually succeeded.
Because of the matter of collecting ships, even if someone was sent out to contact them in advance, the team was still delayed for nearly an hour. But now that there are boats going down the river, the journey is naturally much faster than the land journey.
It really takes no effort to sharpen a knife and chop wood.
In fact, of course there is another way to rush to Jinling City, but it is naturally a bit unrealistic now. That is, if everyone has a fast horse to travel, they can naturally arrive quickly.
Since Zhu Wen of the Five Dynasties and the Tang Dynasty, he has not been able to unify the country. The feudal vassals and towns in various places have separated themselves into independent regimes. Everyone is particularly concerned about the strategic materials and horses and prohibits their circulation.
The Tang State was located outside the border, and it was difficult to obtain good horses outside the Great Wall. Therefore, it was even more difficult to find horses in the Yang Wu Tang State.
Of course, since entering the Tang Dynasty and developing, including in the west and even the surrounding areas, they have continuously launched sieges and plunders against the Tang army, and only less than a hundred horses were plundered in the Tang Dynasty. This is even more stressful for people who already lack horses.
Horses are really a rare thing in inland vassal towns. Where good horses were produced in the country, the best naturally came from outside the Great Wall. Nowadays, the Khitan in the north established the Liao Kingdom, which not only put great pressure on the Central Plains, but also strictly controlled the outflow of horses.
The Tang State was able to rank first in military strength among the towns in the south because it was an ally with the Liao State. Most of the horses in Chu today are descendants of Ma Chu's horses, as well as some horses left behind after the Tang army invaded Chu.
Horses are extremely difficult to train, especially in outback and hilly areas. There was originally one ranch in Chudi near Shaozhou and one near Yongzhou. The pasture near Yongzhou has been occupied by He Xiaoyao Heguo, and Guo Jing is planning to rob the horse farm in Shaozhou.
The Shaozhou Ranch was heavily guarded. Pan Song, the governor of Shaozhou, was defeated this time and led his people to flee to the vicinity of the ranch. Because Guo Jing rushed to aid Hengzhou City, although he sent people to harass it, he did not go to capture it personally because Guo Jing felt that the time had not come yet.
Therefore, horses are especially strategic materials, and they are forbidden meat in feudal towns in Chu. How can they be openly available to the public? Although Guo Jing had this idea, he could only think about it.
Although Guo Jing was a bit arrogant and domineering in the Chu region, he just saw that Zhou Xingfeng was surrounded by enemies on all sides and could not calmly attack him, so his biggest task at the moment was to continue to strengthen himself.
When he bribed the barbarians and appointed himself king of Xiangxi, Zhou Xingfeng, the actual ruler of the Chu region, had no choice but to admit it. Although Guo Jing gathered some forces around him, he still mainly fought guerrillas in the Chu region. Even if he had horses, he did not dare to lead them out for a walk.
Nowadays, although there are dominant warlords in the vassal towns across the Central Plains, there must be various forces, large and small. There is also a delicate balance between the feudal town and these forces. Because occupying territory privately and opposing the feudal town publicly are two completely different concepts.
Today's Chu land is quite special, not only because of the rise of the barbarian tribes in western Chu, but also because after the decline of the Ma family, there is no warlord in Chu land who can truly lead the heroes again. In the view of Emperor Liu Jixing, the Chu region would be annexed by other vassal towns in the near future.
As Guo Jing stayed in Chu for a long time, he became more convinced and recognized the emperor Liu Jixing's vision. Now that the emperor's layout has not yet been completed, and the pressure from Zhou Xingfeng in Chu has not yet reached its maximum, Guo Jing will not push himself to the forefront prematurely.
When the Chu land was in the hands of Ma Yin, it seemed to be a complete vassal town. After it was in the hands of Ma Yin's children, the barbarians of Chuxi were first separated, and then they were completely disrupted by the Tang Dynasty.
Now in the hands of Zhou Xingfeng, at best he is a vassal town recognized by the Central Plains, but at worst it is just a vassal town united by forces.
Also in the Chu region, several huge chieftain regimes were formed in the Chu region. Even the Central Plains regime was somewhat helpless. As the actual person in charge of the Chu region, Zhou Xingfeng's nominal management was in name only.
Because several large barbarian families headed by the Peng family and the Tian family have received support from the Central Plains or the Tang State, it can be said that they have little to do with Zhou Xingfeng. Although these barbarians look simple, any one of them can change the world.
Even Zhang Wenbiao of Hengzhou City, although he was Zhou Xingfeng's brother, was actually in charge of the vast area in southern Chu. Ostensibly attached to Zhou Xingfeng's banner, firstly, Zhang Wenbiao did not have the courage to do so, and secondly, he was caught in the middle. When Zhou Xingfeng was around, he did not dare to leave voluntarily.
Guo Jing understood that Zhou Xingfeng himself was a little helpless. The actual situation in Chu Di was here. If you want to unify the entire Chu Territory or develop outward, Chu Territory will be truly surrounded by enemies on all sides.
Whether it was for the sake of the vassal's appearance or to fully trust Zhang Wenbiao, Zhou Xingfeng had to admit that Zhang Wenbiao was his warlord.
And Guo Jing is just a character who took advantage of the loophole, and Guo Jing himself understands this deeply. Because he knew that Zhou Xingfeng was waiting, waiting for someone who could unify the Central Plains, and then he would stick to the Chu land and sell the family at a good price.
This is the reason why Guo Jing is so unscrupulous. He remembers what Emperor Liu Jixing said to him. Zhou Xingfeng was not afraid, but learned to protect himself in Chu. That was the greatest success. Nowadays, Guo Jing obviously understands this meaning more and more, and naturally he admires the emperor.
And even with today's achievements, Guo Jing still doesn't feel proud at all. Not to mention the current situation, without the support of Emperor Liu Jixing in his decision-making, and not to mention being annihilated by Zhou Xingfeng, even the barbarians in Western Chu would have been enough for Guo Jing to drink.
