Chapter 3349 Choosing the Year
Northern Territory.
Desert.
The blue sky is as clear as a wash.
The grass grows and the horse is fat.
This season is the happiest time in the grassland and desert.
The war in the desert has basically subsided.
Whether it is Hu or Han people, they always smile when they meet, and they are like friends of many years. Sometimes Hu people will pull Han people to sing and dance together, and Han people will hit the silk and play the slogans to give the Hu people a musical sound.
When the Hu people are enthusiastic, they are really enthusiastic. Of course, in this era, when they are murdered, they are really murdered.
Unlike those who are worried about ulterior motives who earn more than 10,000 yuan in every way, most of the people at the bottom have relatively low demand points and are in common. As the saying goes, wives and children are warm on the kang, and there is a tiles on the head to shelter from the wind and rain, so they are basically content.
After all, there are no dogs raised by later generations, and there is no average value of over 10,000 yuan at any time. The lives of ordinary people are still simple and simple, and their sense of happiness is easily improved.
Nowadays, the water plants are lush, and the cattle, sheep and horses are gnawing and gnawing, but they can’t finish gnawing. Seeing the belly of the horses, cattle and sheep are round and fat and strong, who would smile when they see it?
But there are exceptions, such as Yunmei...
Uh, it's Brother Zhao.
"The Protector! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If it is better than Youzhou, it will not only be the world's encouragement, but also the General of the Cavalry can also enter the Central Plains openly! Besides... Moreover, there were many wealth and animal husbandry in Youzhou before, and the people suffered a lot. It was really unspeakable! If the Protector takes it, it is also to restore the people of Youzhou to a safe and healthy life...
After Liu Fu, the man from Youzhou, came to the Northern Territory, he was obsessed with Youzhou. When he saw Zhao Yun, he came forward to pay a visit. Then he persuaded Zhao Yun to attack Youzhou, patting his chest to show that he was willing to be the forehand.
It doesn’t matter who Liu Fu is, what’s important is that he is from Youzhou.
Most of the Chinese people have a homeland complex.
It is common for people to go out to work hard when they are young, but not everyone can return home in glory. After all, survivors are biased, and most people who go out to work hard not only do they still have empty hands when they come back, but they are often sick.
Of course, it is not said that if you work in your hometown, you will not be sick and painful. As a cow or horse, it is not normal for you to be tired and cause illness? Money is something that you can earn anywhere and spend it, and you will not be able to take it away. Anyway, in the current situation of the great man, minor illnesses do not need to be cured, and major illnesses cannot be cured.
Therefore, it is normal for Liu Fu, who works outside, to feel homesick.
Zhao Yun had never responded to Liu Fu before. It was not Zhao Yun who was afraid to fight, but a heavy snow last year that caused disasters in many places in the grassland and desert.
Now after spring and summer restoration, although many people and livestock have not been able to withstand the snow in the last winter, the surviving people and livestock have gradually regained some vitality.
When he attacked Youzhou again, he naturally gradually put it on the agenda.
Zhao Yun first sent a message to Guanzhong, reported the plan, and then summoned the core generals to discuss the strategy. Although there was no news, the guards on duty in the Northern Region Protectorate could feel the increasingly tense atmosphere.
For Zhao Yun, he must fight in Youzhou.
It’s not about Yunmei... Well, Brother Zhao needs this victory to decorate his chest, but Zhao Yun knows that only by conquering Youzhou and continuing to pull and dispute in the northern grassland desert for many years can we get a more thorough calm and a more stable environment.
And Zhao Yun was also worried that if the weather continued to be severe and the heavy snow and severe winter of last year survived, what about this year?
If there is the land of Youzhou as a buffer, even if the Northern Region suffers snow disaster, the Northern Region Protectorate will not be under too much pressure.
Because the Han people have a good construction system and heating equipment, the Hu people in the Northern Region have gradually adopted the "renting law". That is, when the cold and severe winter comes, the Hu people cannot ensure whether their cattle and sheep can survive the winter, so they will "rend" the Han people's territory to take care of these livestock, and then wait for the beginning of spring next year to pick them up.
During this process, Han merchants can naturally extract some of the livestock as rewards for taking care of overwintering.
If there is profit, of course someone will do it.
And there will be some people who will develop greed...
In this process, it was not smooth sailing. Some merchants colluded with local officials and directly swallowed the Hu people's livestock, or told them about any risks, indicating that all risks were borne by the Hu people, and they were only responsible for taking care of them, but did not ensure the rate of return... Cough cough, the number of cattle and sheep.
After Xinpi discovered that such a thing was reported to Zhao Yun, he immediately started cleaning.
In places like the Northern Region, the principle is not as effective as the knife.
When these greedy merchants and snatchers find that their temporary greed will bring not only personal death, but even the destruction of the entire family, they will naturally restrain themselves a lot. Unless these merchants and snatchers can prove that their corruption of money does not bring any benefits or convenience to their families, they can exempt some of their families from being implicated, but this exemption is often difficult to achieve.
So once something happens, the whole family will bear the punishment together. In this way, although some family members are innocent and unaware, Xinpi is not lenient. After all, there are always some selfish people who are desperate and do not care whether their family members will be implicated.
After hanging these people's heads on the road outside the city, this phenomenon cannot be said to be completely eliminated, but at least it is not so rampant and has won more trust from the Hu people.
Under such a virtuous cycle, it can be foreseen that if there is another severe cold and heavy snow this winter, the Hu people will be more inclined to drive cattle and sheep to the Northern Region for protection, and the location here in the Northern Region is not very good. Although there are some wind-loving valleys, most of them are used to station soldiers and reclaim land. If you want to accommodate more cattle and sheep, problems will naturally arise.
So if you really take down Youzhou, you can not only open up a road to the Central Plains and end this troubled times, but also make some preparations for the arrival of the severe winter so that more ordinary Hu people can survive.
As mentioned earlier, whether it is Hu or Han people, the needs of the people at the bottom are very low. As long as these needs at the bottom can be guaranteed, small problems cannot be completely avoided, but the big riots can be controlled.
Later generations of Mitti did not prohibit purchases of zero yuan, which is also because of this reason. These losses were transferred to the middle class, and there was no loss for the rich. On the one hand, these commodities were very expensive for ordinary people, but for capitalists who control production and living materials, they were a drop in the bucket. On the other hand, the reason was that the insurance compensation was actually contributed by the middle class and was already included in the goods sold before...
Controlling the prosperity and expansion of the middle class naturally ensures the narrowness of its path to upward promotion, and in disguise, stabilizes the interests of the ruling class.
Now, because the Northern Region Protectorate is still very young, there are not many "middle class" in the Northern Region and are still in a scarce state. Therefore, they will not set any traps for these people. Instead, they encourage and welcome these people to invest and settle down...
Just like Liu Fu, a man from Youzhou.
Zhao Yun personally met Liu Fu, listened to Liu Fu's request, and asked about Youzhou related matters, he personally sent him outside the mansion, and said that if he entered Youzhou, he would definitely ask Liu Fu to go to the army to discuss the details.
Liu Fu was so grateful that he expressed his willingness to serve Zhao Yunan in front of him and behind him.
After Zhao Yun returned, there were a few more people in the hall, including Xinpi, Zhanghe, He, Ganfeng and others.
"The situation in Youzhou is so what people say?" Zhao Yun asked without any nonsense.
Xinpi said on the side: "This person is eager to return home, so he is naturally a little boastful. However, the land of Youzhou is trapped by Cao thieves, which is a fact of inconsistency. Now that Cao thieves have been using troops for many years, Youzhou has experienced many wars, so the people are naturally convinced."
Zhao Yun nodded.
This is understandable.
However, Zhao Yun obviously could not send troops for this reason. Attacking Youzhou from Xinchang Mountain in Mobei was actually like the Xiongnu Xianbei who wanted to attack Youzhou, they all needed to cross the Yanshan Mountains and were not easy to leave.
Moreover, even if Zhao Yun and Guanzhong had flying pigeons and got the order to act cheaply, it would be a big deal if they really wanted to send troops. It was not defense, but advancement.
Although the Yanshan Mountains are an absolute younger brother in front of its neighbor Taihang Mountains, the mountain is also quite steep. The terrain is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, and the north is slow and steep in the south. Especially in Yanshan Mountains, the valleys are narrow, the surface is broken, and there are many rain cracks and ditches, which are quite unsuitable for large army to march.
"Gubeikou." Zhao Yun stood up, walked to the map, clicked a certain position on the map, and said, "At the end of last year, Cao's army set up an ambush here, and now it must be reinforced."
Everyone couldn't help but follow Zhao Yun to the map and look at the strategic points marked on the map.
Gubeikou, Xifengkou, Lengkou, Liujiakou, these "mouths" are all the way east, and the journey is getting farther and farther.
The nearest route is of course Gubeikou, because after Gubeikou, it is a flat valley, which is the Miyun area, and then it can appear directly under Yuyang City.
The other roads are also very important, and only Xifengkou is the only one.
Because the army cannot move without water, the river line flowing from the Yanshan Mountains to the North China Plain naturally became an important line for the army to move forward.
The most obvious and most important of these must be Rushui, that is, Luanhe River. Although it is very difficult to cross the entire Yanshan Mountains along the Luanhe River, this does not mean that one of them cannot be used, that is, first follow the Luanhe River water, and then when it is closest to Laoha River or Daling River, open a shorter road and enter one of the river valleys and walk out of Yanshan.
However, there is still a distance between Luan River, Laoha River and Daling River. If the army wants to walk along the valley most of the time, they still need to find another river transition between them.
That is, "Flower River". This river has its source adjacent to the source of the Laoha River, and then merges with the Luan River when it is about to inject into the North China Plain.
This confluence is called Xifengkou.
In an earlier era, it was also called "Lulongsai".
Therefore, most of the Hu people who come from the east go south, most of them go to Xifengkou. If they come from the west, they go to Gubeikou.
For example, Lengkou Liujiakou, which goes east, and Shanhaiguan, are all relatively late.
Therefore, if Zhao Yun wanted to advance, he had only two more mature routes. One was to march through Hiraoka Road to Gubeikou, and the other was to attack Xifengkou through Lulong Road.
By the way, there is still a way.
"Here, Juyongkou." Zhao Yun clicked the map and was located west.
Juyongkou is not a mature route at the moment, but Liu Fu took someone to walk through it before, so it can also be used as an alternative solution.
Zhang He said in a deep voice: "The garrison of Youzhou is divided into three divisions, Yuyang, Jixian and Yijing, and they are supporting each other. However, the soldiers and horses in Youzhou are severely damaged, with only three thousand cavalry, and less than ten thousand armored infantry, and they are divided into three places. The rest are all handicraft auxiliary soldiers and have weak troops."
Zhao Yun nodded and said, "Attacking Youzhou and getting a pass is a difficult situation, and defending Youzhou is a difficult situation. If you plunder and leave, it will be easier."
Several people looked at each other and were silent.
Zhao Yun was right. Now Cao Chun is guarding Youzhou, and it is difficult to defend. If Zhao Yun wants to attack Youzhou, if Cao Chun does not have reinforcements from the rear, he will not last long. But what follows is that Zhao Yun conquered Youzhou and did not defend.
If you defend, then Zhao Yun must face the difficulties that Cao Chun is facing now. If you divide the troops, you will be weak and you will not be able to do so. The cavalry may work hard or be imprisoned in the city.
If they don’t defend, what’s the difference between attacking Youzhou and robbing the Hu people? Just for victory and money, then there is no difference between them and those in Shandong.
In the end, Zhao Yun can only make this decision.
Everyone has said everything they should say and discussed many times, and the pros and cons are all in front of them.
After pondering for a long time, Zhao Yun asked Xin Pi, "Are the military's resources and supplies ready?"
Xinpi bowed, "It's already ready!"
Zhao Yun's eyes swept around in front of everyone, nodded, "Send the order! In three days, we will go to Youzhou!"
Everyone responded with sternly and bowed to accept the order.
"Junyi stays for a while."
While everyone was about to leave, Zhao Yun suddenly greeted him.
Zhang He was stunned and nodded and then walked away, while the others left first and went to work hard to prepare.
After everyone left, Zhao Yun looked at Zhang He, "Jun Yi, this time he advanced... he may still lead the front army, or he may lead the side army to Juyong... Jun Yi may choose one."
Zhang He couldn't help but be stunned.
This is Zhao Yun taking care of him...
In later society, people often habitually adopt the attitude of "riding a donkey and looking for a horse" when dealing with their bosses, that is, before they find an ideal choice, they temporarily accept the status quo, maintain the current state, and constantly look for better opportunities. This behavior pattern is accepted by many people in modern society, and is sometimes even regarded as a pragmatic life strategy.
However, in the current Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era, the situation became more and more turbulent, and then the ending became more and more precious.
After all, this thing is a scarce product.
In the Han Dynasty, generals and strategists were very cautious when choosing a partner to be loyal. Once they decided on their own, they would do their best and be loyal. For example, Guan Yu, even in extreme difficulties, insisted on his choice and would rather die than surrender, which made his classmates tremble with envy...
In fact, this concept is a reflection of the values ​​of the entire society.
The more you lack, the more you desire.
In the Three Kingdoms era, wars were frequent, life and death were unpredictable, and trust and loyalty were undoubtedly rare treasures in the decadent and dirty world.
Those who can stick to their beliefs and not change their positions due to external temptations will naturally be given extremely high moral evaluation.
When Zhang He surrendered, it was not actually what he wanted, but more of it was a passive choice in his helplessness. After this choice, Zhang He would also suffer a certain sense of humiliation in his heart. This humiliation was not brought to him by Zhao Yun and others, but by Zhang He's own views.
Simply put, the more shameless you are, the more painful you are, the more shameless you are, the easier it is.
Xiahou Shang: "Hmm? I'm in pain, okay?"
Zhao Yun understood Zhang He's pain, so at the beginning, Zhao Yun did not ask Zhang He to fight against Cao's army.
In the Northern Region, Zhang He gradually accepted the military system under the Cavalry, felt the difference between the governance method and Shandong, and then changed his original idea.
This time, it is not only a battle, a conquest, but also a need to garrison, defense, stability and governance. In this process, Zhao Yun certainly hopes that Zhang He can become a powerful assistant, rather than a hidden danger that occurs from time to time. Even if there is a slight possibility, Zhao Yun's prudence will not want to see this happen.
So Zhao Yun gave Zhang He a choice.
On the surface, it seems that it is just a difference in the marching route, but isn’t it a choice for Zhang He’s future route?
Although Zhao Yun's eyes were not aggressive, they looked like the bright moon shining on the earth.
A choice, it looks simple.
Life is spent in such choices.
Before there is no choice, there are still millions of possibilities, but once a choice is made, the selected future remains...
So can there be countless possibilities if you stand there without choosing?
Sorry, when the selection items of Life Online game appear, there are hidden counting seconds, maybe thirty seconds, or maybe only three seconds, and the key is that the default options are often the worst one...
Zhang He did not wait until the countdown ended. He pursed his lips, did not avoid Zhao Yun's gaze, nor did he show any hesitation. He just straightened his waist, bowed his hands and bowed, and replied firmly, "He is willing to lead the front army!"
"good."
Chapter completed!