"We will give up Fufeng to Yao Chang and Qifu Guoren, and our army will do its best to defend the three counties of Jingzhao, Fengyi, and Beidi. We will use Chang'an as our base camp to recruit soldiers and horses, hoard grain and grass, develop farmland, repair water conservancy, and calm the people's hearts. A long-term solution.”
Facing Zheng Lue and others, Xu Zongwen, the main commander, did not immediately order the battle. Half a year had passed since the Second Northern Expedition and the various battalions of the Knight Cavalry were fighting in various places in Sluo, Yecheng, Hanzhong and Guanzhong. Across thousands of miles!
Although there were not many serious casualties during this period, the men and horses were exhausted, and the situation was at the end of the war. It was time to recuperate.
Fufeng is just a bone thrown by Xu Zongwen. Qifu Guoren and Yao Chang each have a small territory. When they see that the Jin army cannot move out, they will definitely fight over the territory!
The snipe and the clam compete for the fishermen's profit. This is Xu Zongwen's plan.
Moreover, the situation of the war in Yizhou was unclear, and there was no news about Guo Zijin for a long time, which made Xu Zongwen feel uneasy.
"My lord, you can see thousands of miles away! This one-step strategy to drive away tigers and swallow wolves can solve the danger in the pass!"
"Goodbye, my lord!"
"My lord, what a wonderful idea!"
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For a while, people were full of praise for Xu Zongwen. After all, before this, everyone thought that Xu Zongwen was personally stationed in Guanzhong to preside over the purge of various forces and would use a large number of troops. Unexpectedly, Xu Zongwen would act like this this time. What a move. Drive away tigers and devour wolves, sit on the mountain and watch the tigers!
Xu Zongwen's method was very sound, but Zheng Lue and others were discouraged. The few people who had just vowed to go out to fight and kill the enemy seemed to have become a laughing stock!
The only reason is that Xu Zongwen's thoughts were so wild and unconstrained that it was hard to notice. Not to mention Zheng Lue who was immersed in the killing, even Shen Yu was a little unable to react.
"When I swore my oath to go south, I already reported to the court that Shen Yu would be the general of Pingxi. Now the court has responded with approval. He has also been appointed governor of Yongzhou and supervises all military affairs in Tianshui, and will carry out Jingzhao Yin affairs." Xu Zongwen took out the imperial edict and raised it high.
Not only did Shen Yu's appointment as the military and political governor of Guanzhong arrive, but Zhuge Kan's appointment as General Pingdong and all military affairs in Yecheng, and Pei Qing's promotion to General Zhengbei and Governor of Sizhou were also approved by the court.
Shen Yu's eyes flashed, and then he immediately stood up and stepped forward to receive the edict: "Thank you, Lord!"
Xu Zongwen hummed lightly and looked as usual, as if this was not a very important matter. He continued: "Before heading north to Guanzhong, I will appoint Tian Luo as the governor of Liangzhou and the prefect of Hanzhong. He will lead the Tianshu camp to station in Hanzhong. Order The chief secretary of the shogunate commissioned Zhao Lunzhi to assist Tian Luo in governing Liangzhou for the Nanzheng Order."
"In this way, the three counties of Hanzhong, Guanzhong Jingzhao, Siluo Line, and Yecheng will all be bordered, and the military orders of the Xiaoqi Army will be able to flow smoothly!" After a few breaths, Xu Zongwen looked around at everyone with a smile.
"Congratulations, lord, congratulations, lord!" The generals led by Shen Yu turned their worries into joy, and they all cheered.
In two years, in just two years, the Xiaoqi Army took control of Si and Liangzhou plus half of Guanzhong and Yecheng, becoming the third force that cannot be underestimated between the Hu people and the Jin Dynasty!
"Okay, now let's discuss how to expand the military strength without affecting next year's spring plowing. Shen Yu, please talk about the situation of Tianji Camp and Zhaozhao Camp first."
"only!"
Shen Yu did not get up. This time he took out the bamboo slips he had prepared and read word for word: "Since our army captured Chang'an, the main force of Tianji and Zhaoyao 2nd Battalion is about 14,500 people, plus the three counties There are more than 17,000 defenders who have recently surrendered, and the current number is 30,000. In accordance with the new military order, we eliminated the old and the weak, and the 6,000 strong men selected were considered the Guanzhong New Army. In fact, our army currently only has 20,000 troops."
"Among them, the Tianji Battalion is stationed in Jingzhao, and the Zhaozhao Battalion is stationed in Beidi and Fengyi counties. The scattered troops are not enough to support the war. Moreover, there was a locust plague in Guanzhong last year, and there was a melee between Murong Chong and Fu Jian, Gao Gai and others. The soldiers were devastated. The disaster has not yet completely ended. In the eyes of the people fleeing, there are not enough households in the local area, the fields are uncultivated, and the treasury is empty..."
Everyone listened in fascination, and Shen Yu did not dare to neglect to report all the information he had learned in the past half month to Xu Zongwen.
"It seems that the situation we are facing is not optimistic. If you want to plot the land of the Three Qin Dynasties, you must first establish a foothold in Guanzhong. Otherwise, all the talk of recovering Yongliang is empty talk." Xu Zongwen dragged his voice: "Everyone ! We still have a long way to go, we can’t let down our guard yet!”
"Only..." All the generals said in unison. There is always only one voice in the Knight Cavalry Army, and that is Xu Zongwen!
Next, Xu Zongwen and the generals held detailed discussions on how to manage their subordinates, attract refugees, garrison fortresses, defend against invasions, expand the results of the war, stabilize the soldiers and civilians of the three counties, recuperate and rapidly expand the army.
Under the auspices of Xu Zongwen, the Jin army decided to gather heavy troops for defense in the border towns of the three counties. At the same time, it continued to implement the farming system in various places, absorbing refugees to stabilize Guanzhong, doing light corvees and paying little tax, recuperating, recruiting talents, and governing the local area...
Three or four hours passed without realizing it, and it was already dark by the time Xu Zongwen went to bed in the Qin Palace in Chang'an.
It stands to reason that it is very inappropriate for Xu Zongwen to move into the Qin Palace as a Grand Sima. Once this matter is spread, and it is arranged and spread by interested people, it may become irrefutable evidence that Xu Zongwen is self-respecting and has evil intentions!
But Xu Zongwen didn't think so. Xu Zongwen deliberately moved into the Qin Palace. He wanted to live in the Qin Palace in a dignified manner, and in this way, he showed the world the determination of the Xiaoqi Army to defend Guanzhong to the death!
Xu Zongwen is here, the Xiaoqi Army is here, and Guanzhong is here!
He Xu Zongwen will never be the second Huan Yuanzi, cowering in front of victory, retreating driven by ambition, trying to seize the legitimacy of the Jiangzuo court with conspiracy and tricks!
That is undesirable, and that is not enough to establish trust in the world!
In Xu Zongwen's eyes, Huan Wen was too petty and his eyes were too shallow!
As for those rumors, Xu Zongwen didn't take them to heart.
In today's troubled times, strength is respected.
As long as Xu Zongwen doesn't want to rebel, he won't rebel.
The words "loyalty and traitor" are left to others to arrange. What Xu Zongwen has to do is to carry forward the past and open up the future, and restore the great cause of the Han family!
If he was afraid of what others would say, he would not have asked Ying to go north to Xuzhou in the first place, nor would he have traveled thousands of miles to fight in Luoyang, nor would he have launched the second Northern Expedition.
Then there would be no Xu Xiao and Xu Zongwen today.
"Come here! Check and check." The person on duty tonight is Zhang San. After giving the password, he first arranged for the wolf guards to take turns, and then handed over the shifts with the Jinyi Guards. After arranging the security around Xu Zongwen, he also Instead of leaving, he chose to stay on duty.
Not only Zhang San, as the chief and deputy commanders of the Wolf Guard Battalion, neither Zhang San nor Zhang Si will change their responsibilities because of the change in their status. Xu Zongwen's safety is their lives!
It is with this belief that they can always stay by Xu Zongwen's side, never leaving his left and right sides, day and night, regardless of the cold or heat, in all four seasons, year after year!
