Xi Zheng Palace.
Xiao Yi and several ministers took their seats.
He first said to Guo Ziyi, Minister of War, "The battle report from Shu has been sent, and Liu Zhu has laid down his head."
After saying that, he directly asked Eunuch Huaiji to take out the battle report.
Delivered this morning.
After the morning court, I saw this battle report immediately.
Yue Hongling asked Xu Yuanshu to go to Shuzhong to contact Zhang Lu and others, put Liu Zhu into Hanzhong, and then led Hanzhong guard Wei Yan to fight to the death outside Hanzhong City.
Finally, it was Yue Hongling who led his troops across the Han River and defeated Liu Zhu's 80,000 army on the river bank.
Liu Zhu was defeated and committed suicide.
His subordinates, Yang Zhi and Ma Chao, were killed in the battle, and Wei Yan surrendered.
There were 80,000 troops, but at the end of the battle, only 30,000 were left.
Zhang Lu and Xue Ju also suffered relatively heavy losses, with more than 50,000 killed and more than 10,000 seriously and lightly injured.
This battle.
Shuzhong has officially returned to the governance of Daqian.
The King of Qi, whose fiefdom was in the middle of Shu, also came forward at this time to welcome Master Da Qian and also stated his fault for failing to stop Liu Zhu.
It is said that there are no soldiers and horses in hand, Liu Zhu is popular in Shu, and there are strong generals such as Ma Chao and Wei Yan, but they cannot fulfill their responsibility to defend the territory.
Who knows the thoughts of the Five Kings?
Xiao Yi could only write letters to appease some of the Qi kings, but he still had to do a good job on the surface.
After reading it, Guo Ziyi said: "Congratulations, Your Highness, the rebellion in central Shu has now been put down. As long as the livelihood is restored, it will become a prosperous place again."
Xiao Yi ignored this flattery and said: "So, the key now is how to govern Shuzhong. You have all seen Gu's strategies, but managing Shuzhong also requires talents."
"Do you have anyone to recommend?"
Dai Guang cupped his hands and said: "Dali Zhengma Zhou, this man was born in a poor peasant family. He was diligent and studious in his childhood and had outstanding literary talent."
"I have studied abroad for many years and have some unique insights into government affairs in DaDa."
Xiao Yi was surprised.
He had looked at the list of officials at that time and did not see Ma Zhou at that time.
The name sounded familiar when Dai Guang said it.
He was summoned again and listened to Ma Zhou's views on Shu. He was indeed talented and he was indeed that person.
Xiao Yidao: "Okay, I didn't expect that there are such talents. You have the talent of a king's assistant. I hope that after you arrive in Shuzhong, you can do your best to govern Shuzhong."
"This is the strategy for governing Shu that I discussed with Di Shangshu and others. You can take it back and read it first. After reading it, write a charter for Gu to read."
Ma Zhou immediately bowed and saluted and took the document.
Xiao Yi continued: "Now there is another Zhao Xuangjia in Jingzhou. The situation in Jingzhou is different from that in Shu. Zhao Xuangjia is very popular in Jingzhou. Even if he is defeated and retreats to Jingzhou, the local people in Jingzhou will continue to support Zhao Xuangjia. .”
The Dongchang of Sanbao Eunuch also arranged some spies, but unfortunately, they were unable to contact Zhao Xuanjia.
There is a counselor around Zhao Xuanjia, and there seems to be a spy organization, so he is always on guard against the presence of spies around Zhao Xuanjia.
Moreover, the situation in Jingzhou is not like that in Shuzhong, where there are big clans and big forces like Zhang Lu and Xue Ju.
In addition to the prefect Zhao Xuanjia, the largest forces in Jingzhou also include the Cai family and the Chai family.
And Zhao Xuanyi has always tied these two families to his chariot. He married a daughter of the Cai family, and his younger brother Zhao Xuanyi married a daughter of the He family. Moreover, his subordinates also had good marriage relationships with these two families.
The land of Jingzhou is also a plain, suitable for cavalry combat.
Jingzhou's water system is also relatively developed, and Zhao Xuanjia also has a powerful water army in his hands.
Until now, An Zijun was still blocked outside Xiangyang City.
Guo Ziyi raised his hand and suggested: "Your Highness, I think that when the imperial court takes over Shuzhong, we can send General Yue to join the Shuzhong navy to go south together and enter Jingzhou from Yichang."
"General An attacked Xiangyang and focused on land warfare. General Yue led the Sichuan navy to attack Yichang and focused on water warfare."
"A two-pronged attack will definitely put an end to Zhao Xuanjia's rebellion in Jingzhou."
Xiao Yi thought for a moment and nodded.
…
Jingzhou
Zhao Xuanjia has already received the news that Liu Zhu was defeated and committed suicide.
After getting the news, he had a conversation with Secretary Zhao Pu, and they both believed that Jingzhou was now alone and unable to support itself.
This means that Da Qian will take action immediately and attack Jingzhou with a large army.
He cannot defend Jingzhou.
With the current defensive strength of Jingzhou, coupled with the people of Jingzhou, it is very difficult to defend such a place against the crown prince of Daqianjian Kingdom.
The first is the gap in military strength between the two sides.
The Imperial Forbidden Army defeated Xixia and directly destroyed the small country of Xixia!
Even Mengyuan and Beiyan dare not raise their flags now.
I can still remember the battle at Phoenix Ridge.
Even brave men like Li Xuanba could not stop the prince of the prison country. I heard that the two exchanged just a few moves and Li Xuanba was killed.
In the battle of Xixia, the prince of the prison country directly killed Weiming Anhui and Brother Richard.
Such strength.
How powerful it is.
The prince who supervises the country wins the hearts of the people.
This time, justice no longer lies with them, the governors.
"Man's calculation is not as good as God's, but we have to go against heaven. This world cannot tolerate us."
Zhao Xuanjia sighed with emotion.
Zhao Pu bowed and said: "Lord, I have three strategies here."
"explain."
"For the Crown Prince of Daqian, he may now send Yue Hongling to attack Yichang with Shuzhong's naval force as the main force, and use An Zijun as the land route to attack Xiangyang. This is the best strategy. He may also use his righteousness to persuade some big officials in Jingzhou. The generals with military power in their hands turned against the enemy, and like Zhang Lu, Xue Ju and others in Shu, they caused internal strife in Jingzhou and disrupted the lord's position. This was the middle strategy; It is the worst policy for us to flee without fighting."
Zhao Xuanjia thought for a while, nodded, and asked, "How will he choose?"
Zhao Pu asserted: "It must be the best policy."
"Why?"
Zhao Pu replied: "Cut the knot with a quick knife. Xiao Yi has always said that Meng Yuan and Bei Yan have wolf ambitions. Da Gan's biggest enemies are Meng Yuan and Bei Yan."
"I think what Xiao Yi said is right. Meng Yuan and Beiyan are indeed Daqian's biggest enemies."
"Therefore, Xiao Yi doesn't want to keep fighting internally. He must cut through the mess quickly and attack Jingzhou from two directions to quickly put down the chaos in Jingzhou."
The middle and worst strategies are actually just making up the numbers.
It sounds better.
Literary people generally like romance.
Zhao Pu is no exception.
In his opinion, Xiao Yi had only one solution, and it was a solution that would solve the problem once and for all.
Recover Jingzhou by force, destroy it and then establish it.
Zhao Xuanjia nodded repeatedly, already thinking about how to quell Li Fen's rebellion.
"Then how should we respond?"
Zhao Pu replied: "Avoid its edge."
Zhao Xuanjia didn't react much after hearing this.
He naturally knew why Zhao Pu wanted to avoid his sharp edge. To put it bluntly, he just wanted to abandon Jingzhou and escape directly.
But... it's not easy to just give up such a big family fortune like this.
The world is big.
Where can I escape to?
Just ran away.
I feel unwilling.
…
September 12, Hanzhong City.
Yue Hongling first welcomed the officials sent from the capital, led by Ma Zhou, the deputy commander of the Xuanfu Envoy in Central Sichuan, there were sixty-eight people in total.
Among them, there are more than thirty people who are bachelors from Hongwen Hall and Imperial College. The youngest has just reached the crown.
With the establishment of Jin Yiwei, we vigorously rectified the ruling and opposition officials in Daqian and killed many, leaving many vacancies. To fill the vacancies, we established the Anxi Protectorate and the Anbei Protectorate. There were vacancies again, and they were filled again. , and now there is Shuzhong again.
Fortunately, Daqian was in the prosperous age of Zhenyuan, and there were still quite a lot of scholars, ranging in age from a first-year-old to a sixtieth-year-old. As long as they were talented and capable, they were all employed.
"I wish Yue Shuai a triumphant return!"
Outside Hanzhong City.
Zhang Lu, Xue Ju, and Liu Zhang saluted Yue Hongling with fists on the stage.
Yue Hongling is now a well-known and favored general in Daqian. She is also the daughter of the military god of Daqian, so her status is naturally very noble.
Zhang Lu and others should also be afraid of Qi Fen.
If Yue Hongling is dissatisfied with them, it will be difficult for her to move forward in her official career.
Yue Hongling nodded.
"All troops set out!"
After this battle.
It can be considered that the world is at peace.
Five arrogant, domineering and self-respecting prefects were put down.
Three wealthy places returned to the capital.
Shuzhong and Jingzhou are also big granaries, especially the land of Jingzhou, which is an endless plain. If it can be completely opened up, it can definitely feed more people and millions of kings.
this day.
Yue Hongling led one hundred thousand troops.
Fifty thousand Yulin troops and fifty thousand Shu navy went straight to Yichang.
…
"What?"
"Zhao Xuanjia fled without a fight?"
"ha."
Xiao Yi smiled and put down the battle report in his hand.
At this time, it was already mid-September. On the night when Yue Hongling arrived in Yichang, he received the news that the Yichang garrison led his people out of the city to surrender. An Zijun also received the signal to launch an attack the next day, and the army had just rushed there. At the foot of Xiangyang City, I saw the gate of Xiangyang City opened, and the defender of Xiangyang expressed his surrender.
Zhao Xuanjia was quite thoughtful. Before escaping, he sent people to notify the guards in Xiangyang and Yichang to give up resistance.
This can be considered a good thing.
At the very least, unnecessary casualties were avoided.
Since then, the chaos in Jingzhou has been put down.
As for where Zhao Xuanjia fled to, it is unknown.
He didn't have many people with him.
According to Yue Hongling's battle report, there were almost more than 8,000 people.
They are all his own subordinates, family members, personal guards and others.
"So, Jingzhou has been pacified, and manpower is needed to take over the land of Jingzhou."
"Hedong Road, Longyou Road, Jiannan Road, Shannan Road, Gyeonggi Road, plus the Anxi Protectorate and the Anbei Protectorate. Such a large area is already under the governance of the Daqian court. The territory is large. In fact, the governance It becomes a big problem to get up.”
"It is easy to conquer a country, but difficult to defend it."
“There is still a shortage of talent!”
Xiao Yi murmured to himself.
He wished he could have more than a dozen famous prime ministers and prime ministers in history to help him govern the place.
We must also find ways to open up these places.
If you want to be rich, build roads first.
When the communication between the five provinces and two governments becomes very convenient, governance will become easier.
…
at the same time.
Jiangdong, Jinling City.
"Report! Your Highness, we have reported to the Capital Residence!"
Xiao Zheng took it and read it roughly.
Da Qian put down the rebellion in Shuzhong and Jingzhou.
Since then, Jiannan Road and Shannan Road have also been in the hands of the eldest brother.
As expected...
"Let Bai Qi lead the troops back to Baoding Pass."
Xiao Zheng gave Li Si instructions.
Afterwards, he murmured to himself: "Fight outside and secure the interior. Now that we have secured the interior, the two biggest enemies of Dagan will also be put down..."
