This cottage was just completed not long ago. Because it saves the process of mining, transporting and stacking rocks, it only needs to use poor-quality concrete to pour directly like building the Yinshan cottage. Therefore, both the construction speed and the time required have been greatly improved.
Quite a few.
And although the overall sturdiness may not be as strong as a cottage built purely with stone strips, inferior concrete mixed with steel is not that easy to deal with.
Even the houses and walls inside the village were poured together. They look gray-black and slightly rough, showing an architectural style that is very different from the blue bricks and loess of the Han Dynasty.
Liu He was very curious about everything in front of him.
Xian Yuyin, who followed Liu He, also turned his head left and right for a while. If he hadn't seen that the soldiers of General Zhengxi were still nearby, he would have touched them without any hesitation.
Xian Yufu led the team outside the stronghold, and Liu He took Xian Yuyin and several guards to the stronghold to meet the commander of the stronghold, the captain of General Zhengxi, Shang Yao.
Shang Yao was from Taiyuan and was known for his martial prowess. He had performed well in the military's year-end competitions, so he was promoted to be the leader of a Jinyang village. He had three to four hundred people in charge, so he was considered a moderate person.
of military service.
After Shang Yao learned that Liu He was Liu Yu, he led his people to join the expedition to the west. Naturally, he was much more polite. He not only entertained Liu He, but also specially sent some supplies to Xian Yufu outside the village.
Wait for someone to send them off. Of course, for safety reasons, Shang Yao will not open the door to accept them, or let them go directly. Instead, they will wait for the troops from Jinyang to meet up before letting Liu He and others go there together.
Anyway, the fast horse has been dispatched, and it will only take a day or two sooner or later, so Liu He doesn't feel there is anything to worry about, and he can just understand the current situation of General Zhengxi with Shang Yao...
"By the grace of General Zhengxi, I also have this false captain's confession. Although there are fewer people in charge now, as long as I accumulate military merits and return to the county seat, I will be a serious soldier in charge of thousands of people."
Sima!" Shang Yao, a man from the northwest, has a straightforward personality, and Liu He asked about his pride, so he smiled and poured beans out of the bamboo tube, and said with a bang, "Come to join the expedition to the west.
!Look at these equipment and my armor. If they were anywhere else, only generals would have them! The most important thing is that during the expedition to the west, food and pay were never withheld!"
"Really?" Liu He was a little surprised and couldn't help but blurt out, "There is no general...that..." Halfway through, he felt something was wrong. After all, Shang Yao was considered a young general, so he quickly changed his words, "
Are there no civil servants in the army doing anything?"
"They dare!" Shang Yao said, "Twice a year, whether it is summer clothes, winter fur, or money and food for the family, there is a fixed amount. Do you see? This..." Shang Yao pulled out the military merit and rank plate from his collar.
Showing off to Liu He, "It's all written on it. You can get whatever you want for any rank, and it won't be less at all!"
Of course, there will be no difference in quantity, but there will be some differences in quality, such as sand and gravel, new and old, etc. However, these are more or less within the default range. As long as it is not too excessive, just turn a blind eye and pass by.
Yes, but if you do something too outrageous and are discovered by the inspectors patrolling the west, then you will definitely end up with your family cut off in half.
In the Han Dynasty, the punishment for corruption was generally very severe. Even if the amount was small, the punishment would be engraved on the face, which would never be washed away. If it was serious, it would basically be cut in half. In the military, it was even more severe.
, so as long as most of them are discovered, they will not escape death, so overall, the deterrent effect is quite strong, but people always have greed, so there are always people who will take risks.
From a theoretical point of view, of course, we should not give anyone the opportunity to be corrupt, because human nature cannot stand the test, but the problem is that we are in the Han Dynasty, and it is impossible to centralize information at all, so authority must be decentralized.
Liu He couldn't help but exchange a look with Xian Yufu.
Not to mention other things, food and salary have always been the reins in the hands of the superiors. Basically, they are not provided with enough. Even the generals under their command have close relatives and ordinary troops. It is easy to understand if the confidants are provided with enough.
However, it is obvious that the people guarding the mountain stronghold cannot be direct descendants, and they can also provide sufficient food and salary. The quality of the food may be inferior, but as long as the quantity of military salary coins is correct, it will naturally not be much worse, and it is still
Use unified Zhengxi coins.
Unconsciously, Liu He's favorable impression of General Zhengxi improved a lot. Maybe he really came to the right place this time...
"Report! Someone is coming from Jinyang! It's Chen Lingjun who is here in person!"
Shang Yao clapped his hands and said, "Liu Langjun, Chen Lingjun is here, shall we go together to greet him?"
Liu He nodded and said, "It's natural." Since he was here to vote, of course he couldn't always put on airs, and in Liu He's heart, there was a little more expectation.
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Shangdang Huguan.
The early morning mist shrouded the surrounding area, hazy, just like the current situation. It seemed that something could be seen, but not clearly. Many details were covered up. Even if I tried to open my eyes wide, I still felt a little chaotic.
Jia Qu looked in the direction of the Huguan camp and said with some hesitation: "My lord, Wen Yuan... is very friendly..." Jia Qu didn't mean to speak ill of Zhang Liao, but just reminded Fei Qian that people always
There are some emotional changes, and sometimes these emotions may not be rational.
Fei Qian set his sights on Huguan. Many civilians had gathered as the sky was getting brighter, repairing the surrounding area, repairing the city walls, and were busy preparing for the next battle. After hearing Jia Qu's words, he slightly averted his eyes.
Then he said: "Wen Yuan is a smart man..."
Being smart doesn't mean that you won't do stupid things, but smart people must understand the rules better. According to probability, smart people are less likely to do stupid things and are easier to judge. On the contrary, it seems that the things that confused people do are more likely to happen.
Most of them are unexpected.
Sunk costs can probably draw a dividing line between smart people and confused people.
Now Lu Bu just couldn't bear to part with his sunk costs. Before, he was Wen Hou, Fenwu General, and a well-known figure in the Han Dynasty, but now these auras and honors have all been thrown away.
Cargo in the sea also sinks. These are certainly a kind of loss, but if you never forget them and never face up to these sunk costs, it will inevitably affect the correct choice at the moment.
Smart people should eliminate the interference of sunk costs and make decisions based on the current situation, while confused people are often unable to decide because they are affected by sunk costs, missing opportunities or making even worse choices. Just like various lottery tickets
, there are many people who believe in various analysis methods and various calculation models. They stare at the data graphs every day and get dizzy. In fact, if you exclude some disharmonious factors such as cheating and purely based on mathematical theory, in fact, every time
The result has nothing to do with all the previous data. Trying to find a winning rule among them is undoubtedly wishful thinking.
Zhang Liao undoubtedly has a correct mentality and does not worry about gains and losses, so it will naturally be easier for him to make the right choice.
If Lu Bu were to lead Bingzhou, could he really do better than Fei Qian?
When it comes to future development, will Lu Bu have an advantage over Fei Qian?
Fei Qian gave Zhang Liao a certain amount of trust and asked Zhang Liao to go to Lu Bu to build a safety valve. Taking into account the eventuality, he opened the safety valve to release the flood before it was expanded, which was better than the eventual collapse of the entire embankment.
many.
And this safety valve is not just Zhang Liao's.
Seeing that Fei Qian had made up his mind, Jia Qu didn't say anything more. After all, Jia Qu was also serving as a reminder to avoid failing to fulfill his responsibilities in case something changed. However, Jia Qu actually thought that Zhang Liao and Lu Bu were not too different.
Same. So when Zhang Liao led his troops and horses and left Shangdang and went to Taiyuan according to Fei Qian's instructions, Jia Qu didn't express much objection.
What Jia Qu is worried about is the entire Huguan defense system. Without Zhang Liao, there will inevitably be some weaknesses...
In fact, the whole of Shanxi seems to be very big, but in fact in the Han Dynasty when productivity was relatively low, there were only two key points, one was the Taiyuan area, the other was the Shangdang area, and Huguan was the entire Shangdang highland.
The focus of defense.
The county seat and passes of Huguan were the key points of contention during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Qin and Zhao fought over this area many times, so it must be the focus of Yuan Shao's march. Many roads are controlled here, and Taiyuan can be reached from the north.
, with access to Hedong in the west, Hanoi in the south, and Jizhou in the east, it is an extremely important strategic goal.
Therefore, the focus of Yuan Shao's army's attack must be placed here, and it can only be placed here.
"It's a pity that the climate in early spring is humid and there is a lot of rain in the mountains, so this fire attack strategy is no longer useful..." Fei Qian said with some regret. After all, the words "water and fire are ruthless" have always been great weapons, and they cannot be used now.
Yes, it is naturally a pity.
However, in addition to water and fire, there are many things that are not mentioned at all in the military books and not many people notice...
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On the road leading to Yecheng, groups of people were gathering from Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Youzhou, which made Yuan Shao feel like he had climbed up and shouted, and tens of thousands of people would follow him.
At this moment, Yuan Shao felt very energetic.
Although the scenery he saw was not much different from last year, Yuan Shao, who had already eliminated Gongsun Zan, one of his confidants, naturally thought that he had basically achieved success after controlling a large area of Jizhou, Youzhou, and Qingzhou.
The grand strategic conception when we were in Luoyang.
In fact, Yuan Shao's idea was just to follow the old path of Emperor Guangwu, first controlling the north, then sweeping the south, and then attacking Guanzhong to rule the world.
Now, it can be said that the territory north of the river and all the way to Youzhou belongs to Yuan Shao. No matter which township or county it is, the Yuan family's flag is hung high on the city gate tower and gathered towards Yecheng.
, there were not only groups of troops, but also columns of chariots and horses.
In order to allow these heavy vehicles to transport more smoothly, civilian laborers have been dispatched to maintain the roads on several important roads. From a distance, civilian laborers can be seen carrying loads to fill the soil, crushing the official roads.
The road surface was leveled again.
All of this is under someone's control!
Yuan Shao climbed up and looked at it, his heart was surging, and he felt a little proud.
Looking back on the past, the horse left Luoyang and rushed to Jizhou for a long distance. He was tossed and turned under Han Fu, and finally grabbed the seal and ribbon of Jizhou Mu. Then he fought all the way and almost fell to Gongsun's sword at the boundary bridge. The hard work along the way,
Recalling such bloody battles now seems like a dream.
Once upon a time, he was ostracized by the Yuan family and even scolded by his own uncle. But now, he is in a high position. With a wave of his hand, he is followed by countless people. And what status does the guy to the south, who is valued by his uncle, have now?
It’s just a matter of hanging on for a while!
When Yuan Shao took the north and Yuan Shu took the south, the two brothers had the idea of competing. They even had similar actions. One went north to attack Youzhou, and the other turned to attack Yangzhou. However, Yuan Shu was somewhat behind, and he felt that he was imitating the east.
.Now, Yuan Shao can be regarded as having initially pacified the entire northeast, but Yuan Shu is still worried and has not yet established a foothold in the south.
The envoys sent to communicate with Sun Ce have already set off. If they can win over Sun Ce, even if Sun Ce only needs a moment of hesitation and hesitation, Yuan Shu will definitely be defeated...
Yuan Shao even imagined that if one day Yuan Shu surrendered, Yuan Shao would definitely stand here and let Yuan Shu walk from the city step by step, and then kneel down under the city gate!
By then, who else in the world can stop Yuan from climbing up again!
Um?
General of the Conquest of the West?
Now that the three groups are advancing together, the total number of troops can reach 100,000. If the civilians and others are included, there will be at least 200,000 to 300,000 people, enough to be called a million!
How can General Zhengxi be stopped!
I'm afraid that once the news gets out, the Taiyuan Shangdang will definitely be in chaos, and they may simply surrender.
However, Yuan Shao's good mood was soon disturbed by Guo Tu.
"Ming Gong, there is a huge gap in the number of civilians..." Guo Tu came forward with a booklet to report, "...as of today, there should be more than 53,000 people, but now there are only less than 20,000...
"
Yuan Shao frowned and said, "What's going on?"
Guo Tu whispered: "I asked Mr. Tian yesterday... Mr. Tian said..."
"What did Yuan Hao say?" Yuan Shao asked, "Don't worry, just say it!"
"The field office is about to have spring plowing. It is not appropriate to deploy too many civilians. We can wait until after spring plowing before deploying..." Guo Tu lowered his head and said in a low voice.
The muscles on Yuan Shao's cheeks twitched, and a nameless anger rose unknowingly...
