Chapter 853 Another Big Battle

It is autumn again. With various intercropping and crop rotation methods, the use of plant ash, human and animal feces and other methods to fatten and preserve soil fertility, the continuous investment of manpower and material resources to repair water conservancy projects to ensure irrigation of cultivated land, the continuous research and technical support of the agricultural doctors of Wenchang Pavilion to cultivate and cultivate good varieties, and the concerted efforts of the military and civilians.

Under the leadership of the wise and powerful General Wang, Liaodong had its sixth harvest in the autumn of the first year of Chuping.

Not only Liaodong, but also Linyu, Guangning and other newly occupied areas last year had good harvests. There are many reasons for this.

The above farming methods, fattening methods, water conservancy projects and specialized agricultural doctors conducting research are one reason, but the more important reason is the rare stability and peace under the rule of General Wang.

No one destroyed production or robbed the means of production, which ensured the harvest of grain. In addition, after the land was cleared and divided again, people cultivated more land. Although it was more tiring, they also had more harvests for their own families. So overall, even if the soil is not as fertile as the northeastern soil, it is still a good harvest.

And this kind of peace is what many people are looking forward to. They drag their families to Wang Yan's territory, or nearby people come to invite the stationed army to move forward.

This is because as time goes by, the news spreads how the soldiers under General Wang dealt with the rich and landlords, and how they divided the land. The most important thing is that the agricultural tax is only one in ten. Who doesn't want more land? Who doesn't want to keep more of the grain grown?

At present, Wang Yan is the only one who is so lenient to farmers in the Han Dynasty. After all, many places have four, five, six, or even seven in ten taxes. Working hard for a year and not having a full meal, General Wang is the most generous.

As for the problem that the one in ten tax cannot support the military and political consumption, it is regulated by money. In fact, the people under his rule have a lot of land in every household, much more than they had before, and everyone has a lot of work. This is the way to make up for the consumption and the lack of real estate.

So in general, the people under his command were also exhausted, but they were willing to bear this kind of fatigue...

Whether it was refugees coming to surrender or farmers not far away requesting the army to move forward to station, they were quite supportive when the civil officials organized the redistribution of land and the relocation of the people.

The so-called ancestral land, at this time, only the nobles, rich families, and landlords would care. Ordinary people, it is difficult to survive, and they don’t know where to bury their dead, who would care about other things, the world is big, but nothing is bigger than filling their stomachs.

So since the land is to be divided, there must be land, and naturally, the territory has expanded a lot.

Now in Guangning, the expansion is basically against Pingcheng (Datong), and in Linyu, Huang Zhong and the 5,000 soldiers sent by Liu Yu fought a small battle, advancing 200 miles to Feiru (Lulong County), and occupied Xuwu (Zunhua) and then controlled Lulong Pass (Xifengkou).

Lulong Pass is one of the nine fortresses of the Great Wall. Originally, in history, after Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao at Guandu, he went north to attack Wuhuan. He sent troops from Lulong Pass, and finally the Battle of Bailang Mountain settled Liaodong and secured the north.

When Huang Zhong's troops entered Linyu last year, Gongsun Zan's plan to cross the mountain to attack Tuhe, which ultimately failed, was also to take this route.

Now that this fortress is controlled, there is still Juyong looking at it, and there is also the passage on the Liaoxi Corridor, it can basically be said that the land of Youzhou is at your fingertips.

Although Liu Yu did nothing, he was not a fool and it was impossible for him not to resist. Moreover, even if he did not resist, his subordinates would not resist. Because each of them controls a large amount of land, and they know how they treat the people. And how the rebel Wang Yan treats the rich and powerful, they know even more clearly that the blood of the Liaodong rich and powerful has not dried six years ago.

So no matter what, they will not sit and wait for death.

After the autumn harvest, without waiting for Wang Yan to attack, he sent an army of 100,000 and took the initiative to attack.

The purpose of doing so is to create a time difference and seize the initiative. Because Wang Yan's army stationed in Youzhou now only has one guard in Juyong, one guard in Feiru and Xuwu, and the Xuanjia Camp, and the total number of soldiers and horses is only 15,000.

They sent troops to attack, and it took time for the message to be transmitted to Tuhe, and it took time for the rebel Wang Yan to make a decision, and it took more time to mobilize troops. Back and forth, it may take half a month.

There is no need to say how much impact half a month has on a battle. Maybe they will take back Juyong and beat Wang Yan back to Liaodong in one go, or even go directly to Tuhe and kill Wang Yan.

This time, Liu Yu's army was divided into three routes, one to take Juyong, one to fight Xuwu, and one to pass Lingzhi and fight Feiru. The leaders were all Liu Yu's confidants, Xianyu Fu, Xianyu Yin, Cheng Xu, Gongsun Ji, etc. If they were not confidants, Liu Yu would not let them send troops to lead the team.

Except Gongsun Ji, who had the same surname as Gongsun Zan and treated him as a buddy, when Liu Yu later sent troops to attack Gongsun Zan, Gongsun Ji informed Gongsun Zan and helped Gongsun Zan prepare. After Gongsun Zan killed Liu Yu and his family, the others all fought against Gongsun Zan. After that, many of them served Cao Cao and were trusted.

It cannot be said that they had bad ideas. If everyone's combat effectiveness was not too different, it would be no problem for the 100,000-man army to drive Wang Yan back to Liaodong. There was nothing wrong with the strategy of attacking in three directions.

But the problem is that Liu Yu's troops had a hard time fighting Gongsun Zan, so how could they fight Wang Yan? These 15,000 troops are almost all veterans, and even the new recruits have undergone several years of militia training before joining the army. Another problem is that the two guards are Taishi Ci and Huang Zhong. There is also Zhao Yun in the Xuanjia Camp. Although Zhao Yun has not yet made his mark and is only a deputy general, his combat effectiveness is there. These three generals are more powerful than each other.

Moreover, the Xuanjia Camp is a heavily armed cavalry. With more than 800 people in formation, even if the enemy army is 30,000, they can easily kill them. With Huang Zhong, 7,000 against 60,000, it is not without combat effectiveness.

The most important thing is that General Wang's system is that all people are soldiers...

"Report to the general, Liu Yu sent 100,000 troops to attack Juyong in one direction and Xuwu and Feiru in two directions. Captain Huang has been prepared and has recruited 5,000 militiamen to resist the enemy. The enemy is moving slowly, and General Huang expects to fight in three days."

In the general's mansion, the signalman reported the military situation in the front.

Wang Yan shook his head and laughed when he heard it. Speed ​​is the most important thing for soldiers, but in fact, before Liu Yu formed his army, he had been discovered by scouts and reported the news, and even wanted to sell intelligence to the righteous men of General Wang. In fact, their movements have always been under control.

He had been prepared for this, such as Huang Zhong recruiting militia, which was what he had instructed before. However, even if he did not instruct, Huang Zhong would choose to recruit militia for special circumstances.

The same is true for Taishi Ci. He can recruit militiamen in the rear, and he will definitely recruit militiamen to expand his forces when facing a large army.

Although in comparison, the militias in these two places have a short training time and cannot be compared with the militias in Liaodong. But compared to Liu Yu's troops, they were not much different. Many of them had not received military training. They were still working in the fields yesterday, and they were called up to the barracks the next day. How could they be combat-effective?

The most combat-effective troops in Liaodong were actually Gongsun Zan's troops. However, Gongsun Zan was cunning and clever. He didn't even want his hometown, took all his troops away, and deceived Liu Yu's 10,000 troops to join the alliance with the princes to fight against Dong, waiting for Wang Yan and Liu Yu to lose both, and he would come back to clean up the mess and take over Youzhou and Liaodong.

The princes are still fighting against Dong, but they are currently fighting among themselves. They should disband in the spring of next year.

After laughing, Wang Yan waved his hand to call over his personal guards: "Zhenwu Guards will dispatch 3,000 soldiers and horses to Guangning to garrison in the south. When the soldiers arrive, they will change rooms. Order Zhou Cang to lead the entire army to help Taishi Ci. Order his two guards to attack Juyong and enter Changping (Beijing CP area). Order the Cavalry Battalion to pay attention to the enemy coming from Bingzhou and guard the grassland. Dispatch 3,000 Yingwu Guards and recruit another 3,000 militiamen to go south to help Huang Zhong."

Combining the existing resources and the situation in Liaodong, General Wang thought seriously for a moment and continued: "You pack your bags and dispatch 100 people to go south with me. Notify the government, Hua Tuo, and Cai Yong to gather at the government in half an hour and go to pass the order."

"Yes, General."

The personal guards happily accepted the order and left with the communication soldiers. They were very excited. They hadn't fought for a long time.

Wang Yan smiled. All his men were looking forward to fighting. Even if there were not many rewards, they were willing to fight. They all wanted to send him, the general, to the throne of the emperor.

After playing with the kids for a while, I estimated that it was about time, so I set off to the government for a meeting.

The theme of the meeting was simple, to swallow Youzhou.

Because of his looting and Zhang Chun's joining forces with the barbarians to loot, the population under Liu Yu's rule is not large at present, about 700,000. This time, he mobilized all the troops, almost going all out. The 100,000 troops are definitely not true, but there must be 60,000 or 70,000, which is a life-and-death struggle.

Of course, this is mainly due to Wang Yan, who sent a large army to station but did not fight. He just waited for refugees or people with land to take the initiative to surrender, and then the army moved forward. Now the powerful people in Youzhou are all concentrated near Ji County, and only a few will move their families south. If the officials and powerful people in Youzhou are scared and do not give them a way to surrender, then of course they will fight hard. This time, the food and grass for the army are estimated to be sponsored by the powerful people in Youzhou.

But Wang Yan had no choice, because he had already set the tone at the beginning, that is, to fight against the local tyrants and divide the land, punish the injustice of bullying and harming the people, and abolish slavery. And at the beginning, he implemented these here. This is the most fundamental political line that cannot be shaken and the political cornerstone of his rule.

Unlike the previous rebellion in the Song and Ming dynasties, he was just good to the people at that time, but in the early stage, he did not shout slogans so loudly. So he could accept the surrender of the landlords and gentry at that time, and slowly find reasons to kill them or marginalize them in the later period. After all, he lived a long time, and dealing with these people was like a change in life. He would catch two and kill them when he had nothing to do.

But this time, his uprising was completely different. He was a member of the Yellow Turban Army. The basis of his uprising at that time was based on the demands of the Yellow Turbans. Later, coupled with his continuous tampering with the original meaning of the Yellow Turbans, this made the current people-oriented political line.

If he accepted the surrender of the powerful and officials, how would he face the people of Youzhou? If it spread to Liaodong, how would he face the people of Liaodong? How would he face the army that was established because of this political line to defend the country, protect the territory and the people, but even if they won a battle and made great contributions, they would only be rewarded with some general money.

So now he kidnapped himself, but it doesn't matter, after all, the result is the same. It's just that the current path is difficult first and easy later, while the other path is easy first and difficult later. After all, the current one is a new creation after being broken, while the latter inherits the existing one, and it will take a certain amount of energy to expel the maggots attached to the bones in the future.

This led to the original plan to slow down Youzhou, because of the resistance of officials and powerful people under Liu Yu's rule, it turned into a situation where one battle determines life and death.

It also led to Wang Yan having to take over the entire Liaodong in advance. After all, he had defeated the military power of Youzhou, so it would be too unreasonable to let them go.

So this time, the government meeting was to count the family assets, food, salt, iron, agricultural tools, seeds and other materials, as well as whether the grassroots civilian officials were sufficient. If there were casualties in the war, Hua Tuo would also send doctors to the army to treat them on the battlefield, and do a good job of pension work for the soldiers who died in the war, and so on.

Fighting a war is definitely not just about fighting, leading the troops directly. War supplies must be considered carefully, and post-war handling must be considered even more carefully. After all, he cannot fail, and he must be prepared to take over Youzhou in an all-round way.

The meeting lasted a long time, from noon to night, until all aspects were planned and prepared, and then the meeting was adjourned. In addition to counting resources and arranging to take over Youzhou, there is also one more point, that is, to move the general's mansion forward.

After all, they have to fight southward, and most importantly, their army is not enough. The larger the territory, the more places to defend, and the more scattered the troops. After the general's mansion was moved to Jixian (Beijing), it was more convenient to coordinate things and speed up the transmission of information. He, the great general, could still hold on in the front. If the enemy came too fiercely, he could fight back more fiercely and turn the tide.

It's just that the eldest son Gongsun Zan is suffering. When he comes back next spring, Youzhou will definitely change its owner. I don't know where he will grow up. As for Liu Bei, he is still following Gongsun Zan. I don't know where he will go...

"General, do you want to go south to fight in person?"

In the back house, several women were together. Wang Yan looked at her eldest son who was struggling to walk, a little son in a cradle, and a little daughter. Zhen Dao asked this out loud.

Before the meeting was over, Liaodong had already started to move. Although Zhen Dao didn't know the news, he saw the guards packing their luggage and packing for Wang Yan, so it must be going south.

Wang Yan nodded: "Youzhou has mobilized all its troops to attack. They have more soldiers and we have fewer soldiers. We can't afford to lose this battle. I will command on the battlefield and make a decisive victory in one battle to take all the land of Youzhou. You all take good care of the children and don't be arrogant. The general's mansion will move south to Ji County next spring. You can come with us."

In this era, cars are far away and horses are slow. If you do anything, you have to count the round trip by month. If you really have the ambition to make a career, you will inevitably spend less time with your family in this life.

Even if you don't want to make a big career, the young men at this time have to be sent to the army. Even though General Wang treats the soldiers well, in the past year, the soldiers of the three guards of Xuanwu, Guangwu, Weiwu, and Xiaoqiying have never returned to Liaodong and have never seen their families. This is the norm.

Zhen Dao and other women responded, saying nice words one by one, such as taking care of your health and winning a great victory...

The next day, Wang Yan got up early to exercise as usual, and after having breakfast with his wives, he rode south with a hundred guards.

There are already many people on the Liaoxi Corridor now. The militia are transporting military equipment and food to the south, and the roadside is full of women and the elderly. Because they live close, the men in their families are the first to be drawn. However, many people are escorting military equipment and food, belonging to the logistics team. This time, Wang Yan only recruited 3,000 real combat soldiers.

At this point, it is no longer possible to recruit soldiers from Liaodong on a large scale. After all, there are only 1.4 million people in Liaodong today. Supplying the army, supporting officials, doctors, and a group of celebrities and scholars in Wenchang Pavilion, as well as the navy and shipbuilding, all of these are borne by Liaodong.

Youzhou is about to be conquered, and the army will be recruited from Youzhou in the future to reduce the burden on Liaodong. This is all about the regulation of the general direction. If it weren't for the proper regulation of Wang, the development of many products, and the geographical advantage, he would not be able to toss around.

Going south all the way, Wang Yan once again saw what Youzhou, which was once looted by his army, looks like now.

Many people in Linyu area live in brick houses, with smoke curling up, and they are very popular. Although the mental outlook of the people here is not as good as that of Liaodong, they are also more energetic. This place is also close to the sea, and there are fish and seafood to supplement, and this year's harvest can be eaten. There are not many chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, etc. This is normal. It took Liaodong six years to achieve that every household has these meats.

However, this situation will change soon, after all, it is exponential. After conquering Youzhou, the whole territory experienced a bumper harvest and had surplus grain. The people of Liaodong also had many chickens, ducks, geese and piglets. The General's Mansion invested in purchasing them, so that every household in Youzhou could raise them.

There will definitely be various disasters, which occurred during the intensive breeding period before. However, there are also doctors who specialize in breeding, and their experience is well summarized. Anyway, if there are problems, they can be overcome, and if there are losses, they can be accepted...

From Tuhe to Feiru, a distance of more than 500 miles, Wang Yan took 100 guards for four days. When he arrived at the 3,000 Xuanwuwei troops stationed in Feiru and met the deputy lieutenant of Xuanwuwei and the marching Sima, as well as the Xuanjia Camp, the battle had not yet started.

Huang Zhong expected three days, which really overestimated this group of rabble. Maybe the leader has some ability, but the soldiers are not. It was late autumn and the weather was cold. Although the soldiers had eaten a few full meals because of the support of the powerful, their desire to fight was not very high.

General Wang's name is still quite famous to the people of Youzhou now.

Let the common people and soldiers fight against the good people who treat the people very well and only pay one tenth of the tax on farmland. They are beaten and scolded. Just think about it and you will know that the simple people are not willing.

This is what Wang Yan analyzed from the marching speed. I don't know if it is right or not, but the intensity of the war must not be great.

At the gate of the military camp, looking at the welcoming officers, Wang Yan looked to the west again, and followed the officers into the commander's tent with a smile...

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