Chapter 834 The War Is Coming

Autumn is high and crisp, which is a very beautiful and cool word. But when people are working hard and poor, in this bitter cold place of Liaodong, this word can hardly be called very good, because the winter that is foreshadowed is coming, and the people of Liaodong are far from ready to welcome the cold winter. In fact, they have never been ready, but they have to deal with it.

People naturally gather in the plains and shallows. Even though there is not much arable land in the narrow and long road from Linyu (Shanhaiguan) to Tuhe in the Liaoxi Corridor, there are many Han and Wuhuan people who farm here.

The militia under the command of General Tianwu, led by the somewhat cultured Fumin officer appointed by the general, counted the indigenous people, checked the fields, planned the reclamation area, and there were also militia and men over the age of fifteen who cut down mountains on a large scale and went into the mountains to eliminate man-eating beasts. At the same time, there were blacksmiths, carpenters, etc., who were initially resettled and began to manufacture tools on an assembly line.

Suizhong, Xingcheng, etc. were counties established by the Qin Dynasty. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, they belonged to the vassal state of Liaodong and belonged to the Tuhe territory.

Wang Yan also sent people to look for ores. Huludao still has a lot of minerals, including various metals, stones, etc. He has settled down in Huludao in the real world, so he is quite familiar with the situation here. The government team introduced it to him in great detail. Even without this, Wang Yan is very clear about the mineral deposits in China and even the world.

At the same time, those who had been taught by Wang Yan before burned bricks and stones on a large scale along the way. This is to spend the winter in the Northeast and build brick and tile houses, just like modern Northeast bungalows, with brickwork, wooden beams, and kangs. There are still two months before winter. While burning bricks crazily, cutting trees crazily, dividing plots at a fast speed, and digging homesteads, they worked so hard for two months.

With two months, it is definitely impossible to have 250,000 people under such backward productivity. But Wang Yan didn't have such high requirements. As long as 150,000 people could be resettled, the remaining 100,000 people could only survive this year. There must be some Wuhuan people who don't cooperate. Those people are the ones who will freeze to death this winter. They have to continue to build roads and houses, and their houses and land will be distributed to the people who follow Wang Yan.

This has nothing to do with ethnicity. Any modern person who comes here will not have such a strong sense of ethnicity. What they uphold is that the Han people are the main body, and the rest of the ethnic groups are integrated as vassals. Whether it is political or history classes, all they teach is national unity.

Wang Yan is naturally the same, but in terms of closeness, his people are first, then the Han people, and then the rest of the ethnic groups. First, raise the people under his command, then raise the Han people in the world, and finally use the cultural advancement, material advancement, and military advancement to integrate the surrounding foreign ethnic groups. It is a clear road to kingship.

As for starting industrialization and greatly improving productivity, in ancient times, Wang Yan is now more inclined to enlightenment. In fact, he had already done this in Water Margin. In the more ancient Eastern Han Dynasty, he would naturally not act rashly.

He has a long life. He is eighteen years old this year. If nothing unexpected happens, he can live to more than 130 years old. He has more than 110 years in this world. During this time, he will always lead his empire. He is a leader. On the premise of ensuring that everyone can eat enough, if they want to eat well, they need the people to work hard.

He would use institutional guarantees and policy encouragement to guide the ancestors to make their own breakthroughs, various unexpected creations, various wonderful ideas of the ancestors, the culture of the times derived from them, and the new trends of thought that collided, which he hoped to see, and those that burst out were also what he needed, and that was the great harvest of his trip.

Of course, the premise of all this is to ensure the people's lives and continue to improve, at least no one will die of hunger and cold. In this regard, he must work hard, after all, he came here for this. Potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, and cotton, which have remained unchanged for thousands of years, must be obtained.

As for improving armaments and making guns and cannons, that is not necessary. Again, at this time, as long as the war does not kill prisoners, considering the quality of soldiers, the ability of the main generals and other factors, generally a war with tens of thousands of people on both sides may not directly kill thousands.

If he makes guns and cannons, it will be a massacre in this era. The enemy may be scared, or even die. There is no need to make it so big. He only needs to continuously improve the medical system and improve medical capabilities.

Let's say that General Wang, wearing armor and holding a sharp weapon, led his army to the outside of the not-so-tall Tuhe City. The four gates of Tuhe City were already closed and ready for battle.

The general stopped his horse within an arrow's reach and said, "Bring my bow."

The personal guards in the back quickly took the strong bow and arrow pot and came forward to deliver it.

This bow is a three-stone ox-horn bow made of mulberry wood. It was found in the proud tribe before. Ordinary people use this bow to train their strength, not as a weapon. Three stones in the Eastern Han Dynasty is equivalent to 90 kilograms in modern times. According to the measurement unit of bows and arrows, that is 200 pounds. As we all know, it is not possible to pull a 90-kilogram bow with 90 kilograms of strength. That is two different things.

The general is different. He is not a human being. The three-stone strong bow shoots like rain. The general drew the bow and put the arrow on it. The bow was like a crescent moon. He took a small aim and suddenly let go. In an instant, the arrow left the string, as fast as a meteor. It drew a beautiful arc, crossed a distance of more than 200 meters, and stabbed hard on the wooden pole of the flagpole on the city wall, buzzing and trembling.

"The general's amazing shooting!" As soon as the arrow left the string and broke through the air, the guards and generals in the rear were already cheering.

The style of exaggeration is everywhere. In the army, no one can see a feather arrow stabbed on the flagpole more than 200 meters away, but who cares so much? The general is awesome, that's all, a very simple idea.

It's not that it's difficult to be a leader. If there is no self-awareness, and the subordinates flatter you every day, which cadre can stand it.

Wang Yan laughed and waved his hand, saying, "Send the order, shout surrender."

As his voice fell, Liao Hua, who was carrying the banner of General Tianwu, slowly waved the flag. Soon, the drums behind the army were beating rapidly. After a while, there was a sudden pause, followed by two heavy and low drum sounds that shook the surrounding areas.

Military flags and drums are essential for the army to pass messages and issue orders. At this time, the drums of the rear army saw the flags and beat the drums. The rapid drums were the "preparation" orders, meaning that the soldiers should be ready. Then there were two heavy bangs, and then they stopped abruptly. It was the order. When the drums stopped, wait for three breaths and execute the orders.

With two drum beats, more than 6,000 generals of the Weiwu Guard shouted in unison: "The heavens are not clear, Liu Han is unjust, we have built our own homes and saved our own lives. I advise you to understand the situation clearly, do not fight like trapped beasts, and struggle to the death. You should open the city gates to welcome my righteous army, and work with me to overcome difficulties and plan for the future. We do not kill ordinary people, but only kill those who bully and oppress the people. You generals, we are all from humble beginnings, why do you fight for your lives for the thieves who serve us?

I will give you one hour. If you do not surrender at that time, it will be too late to regret it when the city is destroyed and your home is destroyed. Good advice has been given, don't say it was not said in advance, think about it, and be careful."

Three times in a row, the tone was sonorous and murderous. After so long, marching, training, fighting, and selecting the best from more than 60,000 people, the generals have developed some momentum.

However, it was just a small fight. Since the three hundred Yellow Turbans in Zhuo County started their uprising, the biggest battle they experienced was a field battle between the then six thousand Yingwu Guards and Liu Bei's three thousand troops outside Lingzhi City, and they were defeated by Liu Bei.

It was just that at that time, the main force was the military marquis with more than five hundred troops, fighting on their own, without coordination, and did not exert the power of six thousand troops. Of course, it is the same now. Without a general, Wang Yan can only directly command the military marquis combat units across several levels.

But the military marquis now are not comparable to those two months ago. Wang Yan occasionally gave them classes to teach them the way of battle formations. Even if there is no opponent, they can also exercise in forced marches, sweeping mountains, and reconnaissance. After two months of hard use, there should be some improvement. At least now the combat effectiveness of five hundred people can be guaranteed. The higher-level captains still have to be trained slowly. After all, at the level of captain, they are already considered mid-level generals. Leading nearly two thousand people to fight involves higher requirements of management and coordination, which is not something that can be achieved casually.

The feeling of commanding a large army is actually quite good. This is absolutely different from running a company, because the power has not reached the extreme. Now there are 6,000 mighty guards here, 4,000 militiamen in the rear, and there are also officials, old farmers, craftsmen, etc. in reserve. Their lives all depend on General Wang. He can kill anyone he wants to kill, and he can do whatever he wants. This is his power...

Continuing the battle situation, let's talk about the Tuhe County Magistrate Li Zhuo, whose name is Ziqiao. He is from Yuyang, Youzhou. He was born in a poor family. He was recommended by a friend and has been the Tuhe County Magistrate for four years.

Li Zhuo was terrified when he saw the military power under the city. He asked his left and right: "Now that the thief Wang is attacking, what good strategy do you have?"

On the tower, everyone was silent and no one answered.

The thief Wang has been poisoning thousands of miles away. He has grown from Anci and destroyed countless castles and cities along the way, sweeping away hundreds of thousands of people. With such a movement, there were refugees who were afraid of war and fled to Liaodong. How could they not know?

Before the arrival of the bandit Wang, Liu Yan had already issued an order that the Liaodong army would fight with the bandit Wang for half a year, and when the ice and snow melted, they would send a large army to help and win the battle. But looking at the dense bandit soldiers under the city, and then looking at their own few soldiers and horses, this did not seem to be a difficult choice.

After a long silence, one person finally bowed and said: "Sir, I think we should surrender early. According to the scouts and merchants, the bandit Wang has 100,000 soldiers, and now there are 6,000 soldiers, but there are only 3,000 soldiers defending our city. The disparity between the enemy and us is really difficult for us to stop. Liu Youzhou ordered us to hold on for half a year, but the bandit Wang came to our Tuhe city, a thousand miles away, so where are the elite soldiers of the Liaoxi governor? Can anyone stop the bandit Wang for three days?

Wu Tuhe is a fortress in Liaoxi, straddling the throat of the northeast. It can attack Liaodong, Xuantu, and even the barbarian land in the north, and it can go down to Youzhou in the south and march into the Central Plains , such a vital place, the thief Wang will fight to the death to attack.

The thief Wang has come thousands of miles, and most of the officials and nobles were killed on the way. According to the thief Wang, he is a bully and oppressor. What do you think, sir? You should have your own plan. We soldiers are here, but we are just violent barbarians. I believe that the general will not care about us. If you don't surrender, we can only use you as a stepping stone to advance. "

The person who spoke was still saying "thief Wang" a moment ago, and when he said he was going to surrender, he suddenly changed to "general", and when he said "general", he bowed to the city from a distance.

This person is the commander of the troops here, Guo Liang, a Han Chinese, who commands a thousand soldiers and horses, responsible for Tuhe City and the surrounding Wuhuan affairs. It is said that there are 3,000 soldiers and horses in the city because there are 2,000 reinforcements from Changli. It is said that they should hold on for a while, and the troops in the rear will come to help soon.

The established armies in Liaodong were basically like this. The superior officer was the Protector of Wuhuan, who was established during the Western Han Dynasty. At that time, the Wuhuan people were settled outside the borders of Shanggu, Yuyang, Youbeiping, Liaodong and other counties. In order to prevent the Wuhuan people who had surrendered from the interior from joining the Xiongnu again and causing chaos in China, there was a Protector of Wuhuan.

Now, more than 300 years have passed. With the deepening of ethnic exchanges, the Wuhuan people have entered the inner county city and lived like the Han people. Those who came in cultivated the land, some still herded horses, and those outside continued to be nomadic.

Therefore, there were 2,000 Wuhuan soldiers among the 3,000 soldiers and horses in the city.

They had only heard about Wang Yan before, but now that the enemy was at the gates of the city, they all knew that Liu Yan was fooling people. The soldiers and horses of Wang Yan, as they were talking about, were numerous and powerful, with strict military formations. Although their armor was not complete, they all had armor. There were also siege ladders, catapults, door-breaking hammers and other siege equipment, and they were all ready to go.

Even if all the Han people in Liaodong died, they could not resist Wang Yan for half a year.

So what was there to worry about? They had no choice but to surrender. Either they died and the city was broken. Or they surrendered the city, and whether they lived or died depended on the mood of General Wang.

Li Zhuo sighed, the Han Dynasty was in decline, and the thieves were rising one after another. Alas, the country was about to perish...

He sat on the ground, and together with other officials, he was controlled by the generals to go down the tower. He watched the generals gather the troops and passively followed the generals out of the city.

Seeing the gate of Tuhe City open, soldiers escorted officials out of the city, "Tuhe is settled." Wang Yan laughed and led his troops to the city gate.

"I am the captain of this place. My surname is Guo, my name is Liang, and my courtesy name is Houzhi. I have long heard that the general is righteous and has great virtues. He cares about the common people like us. Now I finally see the righteous army. I am overjoyed. I offer the city to you. I hope the general will understand my sincerity."

After saying this, Guo Liang knelt on the ground with his hands clasped.

Kneeling at this time is a courtesy. Guo Liang surrendered the city, performed a great ceremony, and worshipped the new master. It was natural.

Wang Yan was wearing armor and holding the eight-sided Han sword on his waist. After listening to Guo Liang's words, he ignored the nervous officials, turned around and walked towards a kneeling soldier, lifted him up and asked: "How does Guo Liang treat you?"

"To answer the general, treat me... well?" The soldier trembled and answered uncertainly.

Wang Yan waved his hand: "Chop him off."

"Ah, General, the captain treats me very well, spare my life, spare me..."

Wang Yan slapped him on the back of the head: "Look who I'm going to kill?"

The soldier was trembling, and was pulled up by Wang Yan by the collar. He didn't care about the warm current between his legs. He watched a young sergeant draw a long knife from his waist, walked up to the confused Guo Liang, and chopped off his head with a knife without waiting for Guo Liang to say anything.

The head fell to the ground, and the inertia did not decrease. It rolled several times, revealing Guo Liang's unbelievable expression, and he died with his eyes open. The body kneeling on the spot, due to the uneven pressure inside and outside, blood spurted out, and there was a sound of puffing. After a while, the headless body fell to the ground, and the blood flow changed from gushing to gurgling, and soon it became a pool.

Liao Hua was very skillful in beheading. With one knife, Guo Liang died without pain. For the current soldiers, officials, and civilians, beheading is not scary. They have seen it more or less, but they did not expect that those who surrendered the city would also be beheaded.

Wang Yan took the soldier's shoulder affectionately, gave him the strength to stand, and said with a smile: "Tell me again, who treats you well?"

"No...no..."

"You have to think carefully, otherwise I will chop off your head." Wang Yan understood the soldier's concerns. He was afraid that if too many people were pointed out, he would not be able to get along in the future, and he was also afraid that his life would be in danger. So since he was afraid of death, he would force him to die.

Now this soldier is the King of Hell. Whoever he points out will die.

First, he killed dozens of the bad people in the army, and then collected their weapons and armor. After they were dispersed, they were taken away by the militia in the rear and sent to work. This is not a punishment. The face of the common people bullying the weak is hateful, and now I have to forgive them.

Wang Yan said to the officials of Tuhe: "Wait for me to enter the city and find out what the people think. Whoever the people say is good, he will live, and whoever the people say is evil, he will die. Don't worry, you will not be beheaded, but forced to work. If I can survive for ten years and you are not dead in ten years, I will give you freedom, and you can go anywhere in the world."

He can definitely live for ten years, or even a hundred years. If these people can live for a year...then they are lucky and awesome...

General Wang threw his red cloak, drew his sword, and pointed it at Tuhe: "Enter the city!"

Immediately, two thousand militiamen, armed with weapons, marched into the city in a mighty manner to guard various important places. In the afternoon, some officials trained by Wang Yan arrived, and they counted resources with ease, visited the people, killed rich households, and spread out their mighty satellites for a hundred miles to kill and plunder landlords and count households.

This kind of work has been done more than once, but there is only one more task, which is to thoroughly check the population and measure the land. It is not a big problem, just adapt to it. This work will be the norm in the future. After all, the Northeast is a vast land with great potential.

At least, he wants to conquer the Northeast Plain. As the largest plain area in China, the Northeast Plain has strong soil fertility, abundant products, and many rivers that are not short of water. There are Changbai Mountain, Xing'an Mountain, many forest areas, many mountain products, and an outlet to the sea. Compared with the Central Plains area that has been developed for thousands of years, the Northeast Plain is undoubtedly a huge treasure.

It is a treasure, so naturally someone will guard it.

After going down Tuhe, Wang Yan's entire army rested, and the soldiers began to help the people settle down. Along the way, they divided the homesteads and transported various materials. All these are very complicated. The people's livelihood affairs of more than 200,000 people cannot be handled by their subordinates, and all the big and small things come to General Wang. It is conceivable how busy he is. But it is also thanks to his good health and strong spirit that ordinary people can't stand it at all.

There is no way around it. He was born in the countryside, and he was a Yellow Turban bandit. He also killed many officials and nobles along the way. His current reputation in the Han Dynasty is not weaker than Zhang Jiao. This is not because of his strength, but because of what he did and the choices he made. However, no one wants to invest in him.

Perhaps it is because the journey is long and the horses are slow. After all, it has only been half a year, and it has not fermented yet. Besides, the bitter cold in the Northeast is well known to the world. Whether he can survive this winter is also a factor that people consider.

As for the rule that he beat the local tyrants and divided the land, it violated the taboos of the nobles, but it is actually not a big problem. It is a very simple truth, but no one believes it.

The vision of the noble families is limited. They do not have a vision that transcends the times. The people's livelihood two thousand years later is comparable to the world of gods. People cannot imagine things beyond cognition. In terms of today's productivity and production relations, what General Wang said is impossible. They dare not dream of it.

Because the land is there, the input and output are there, and there are real data. The Han Dynasty has not made much progress in 400 years. And there are natural disasters and man-made disasters, which have led to a reduction in land production. Back and forth, it's just a cycle.

On the other hand, when Wang Yan ascended to the throne, who would assist him and who would govern the world? They are also noble families. They have mastered the most precious knowledge and the highest right to interpret the classics. The noble families are mostly academic tyrants. They are in a party and fight against dissidents. In order to master the highest right to interpret culture and knowledge, they constantly fight from the literary world to the officialdom.

A very simple analogy, modern people listen to music, watch movies, look at paintings, look at calligraphy works, etc., the comments of the audience are not important. If they say that the song is bad, the movie is bad, the painting is ugly, or the writing is something, they will just say "you don't understand". Even if you understand, but he has a title and a group, he will also say "you only know the surface, not professional".

You understand only when others say you understand, and you are professional only when others say you are professional.

This rises and expands, and it is what I said above. If there are nine ways to write "花", I say one, and it is one. If you don't agree, I will teach you to perish.

Even if Wang Yan completely wiped out the existing aristocratic families, what would the ministers who followed him do? No land, no power? Wang Yan can kill, how can his son have this ability? If he can also kill, what about his grandson? After a few years, the aristocratic families will rise again.

On the other hand, even if Wang Yan can really kill the nobles and officials, and effectively stop them, and tell the nobles and families now, they will come out and work for Wang Yan. It doesn't matter whether they can share the fruits, just do it first.

This is a prisoner's dilemma. The nobles and families of the Han Dynasty have joined forces to ban Wang Yan. If I don't go, you will go. If you don't go, he will go. Then I will be left behind? Isn't the family finished?

So they will definitely come, it's just a matter of when and what level of people they come. Try it out, first send some side branches and illegitimate children who have no chance in the family, and then study how much effort to invest. They have vision, but they can't transcend the times after all.

As for the nobles and officials before, they must not be killed all. They still kept a lot of people depending on the situation. They were all forced to work, but they were basically fooling fools. They really thought Wang Yan couldn't read. After killing a group, the rest were honest.

But these people are not enough, and they cannot be reused. General Wang has a blood feud with them...

At this stage, for a long time in the future, he will definitely have no one available.

If Wang Yan is to be alone, it is actually possible, but it will take a lot of time. To develop, the most important thing is people. Education is a century-long plan. He can live to be a hundred years old, but he can't just do one thing. Moreover, education involves culture. What he teaches is his culture, not the culture of the Han Dynasty. These are two different things, and the fruits harvested are also different.

Wang Yan was busy with resettlement, and five days passed in a blink of an eye. On this day, Wang Yan was handling government affairs in the county government office, and Liao Hua ran in from outside to report: "General, the Weiwuwei Rangers reported that Changli has 30,000 enemies, 80 miles away from Tuhe."

Changli is the county city of Liaodong, now Yi County, Jinzhou. After going down Tuhe, the general dispersed the rangers to conduct reconnaissance. Information is the key to fighting. Only when you know the enemy can you fight.

Thirty thousand soldiers and horses are not something that the Han people in Liaodong can mobilize. They must be Wuhuan troops. Wang Yan fought all the way from Zhuojun to Liaodong, but he didn't encounter any decent resistance from the Wuhuan people. This time, it was a big one.

It may be that the Wuhuan felt threatened because Wang Yan fought all the way up, squeezing their living space and blocking their way into the interior. It is also possible that they didn't care, but now they care again, the Wuhuan people have produced a figure and integrated their strength. It is more likely that Liu Yan spent money. After all, the foreign tribes that surrendered to the interior at this time were all mercenaries, whether Wuhuan or Xianbei. At the end of the Han Dynasty, they had a high appearance rate.

The most likely thing is that Liu Yan sent lobbyists, spent money and explained the harm of Wang Yan. The combination of the two made such a big scene. Anyway, Liu Yan's goal is very clear, to consume the power of Wang Ze and the power of Wuhuan.

Now that the Yellow Turbans are defeated, they will definitely be defeated this year. In the spring of next year, they will go directly north to kill Wang Ze.

Normally, the script is like this. The Wuhuan people's team is still capable of fighting, and they are fighting locally. Wang Yan is an outsider who has just settled down and does not have too many resources. Even if there is no annihilation war, the two armies will only be in a stalemate, consuming Wang's resources and having a hard winter, then for the Han army, the strategic goal has been achieved.

Next year, only 20,000 troops will be needed to sweep Liaodong, and Liu Youzhou will be famous in China.

But how could this be the case? Who said that General Wang is not a local...

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