Liu Xian drove all the way from Huaichuan to Xiangyang, and his thighs were bruised with a lot of blood blisters. The scars were just scarred after applying medicine. For three days in a row, he knelt down to persuade him to come in and discussed confidential matters with Zhou He and others. His body was somewhat supported.
Can't live.
King Jing Zhao Tuan saw Liu Xian standing beside the long case for a long time and looked very bad, so he stopped the discussion and arranged carriages and horses to take Liu Xian back to the post to rest. He also took Hu Kai, Zheng Cong and Zhao Fan to the Sima Court to further discuss Luoyang.
Regarding the matter of guarding, Xu Huai was left alone in the study to talk.
"I have been thinking and worrying, trapped in the papers, and I didn't realize that the spring was already beautiful," King Jing walked to the window, looked at the blooming flowers in the courtyard, and said softly, "Luoyang seems to be full of confidence, but he still hopes that the Tianxiong Army can come to you."
Shuizhibei attracts part of the main force of the captive troops!"
"Your Highness is aware of this," Xu Huai said.
"What is it that you are aware of but not aware of?" King Jing Zhao Tuan shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said, "I have spent half my life listening to people talking in riddles. Everyone is hiding it, for fear that if they tell the truth, others will catch them -
I'm used to hearing it so much that I can figure it out. Another thing, even if I don't know anything about military matters, I still know that Hulao and Xiangcheng are both in the east of Luoyang. There is no way that the soldiers could abandon Hulao and attack Xiangcheng
City. Zheng Cong and Zhao Fan talked about Xiangcheng. What they were actually worried about was Hulao and Xingyang. However, Zheng Huaizhong had 80,000 troops in Luoyang. The number of capable soldiers was greater than that of Xuanwu Army, Xiaosheng Army and Tianxiong Army.
The total number of troops is much greater, so he cannot legitimately ask the Xiangyang troops to go out from the north of Ru River, so he can only aim his spearhead at Chu Mountain."
"..." Xu Huai shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said, "Your Highness still knows that I..."
King Jing said: "You don't need to take this matter to heart. I know what they are thinking. In the past few years, only Chushan soldiers and horses have been fighting in the east and west, running thousands of miles endlessly. It is their turn to fight against the Chihu people."
It's a tough battle. I'm just worried that Zheng Huaizhong has 80,000 troops, but he still can't defend Pinglu and Hulao. If Luoyang is lost, the situation will only get worse!"
"The Chihu people's cavalry swept across the world, but the infantry for attacking cities and strongholds was not strong. This can be seen from the defensive battles in Taiyuan, Zezhou and other cities. At present, the Chihu people have not only ordered Yue Hailou to reorganize the Bianliang surrendered army
, and also recruited a large number of surrendered troops and horses from Yanyun, Bohai and other places to go south to strengthen its ability to attack cities and forts. However, these troops and horses have not been well integrated and their combat effectiveness will not be too strong. This is Dai Viet
It is a good opportunity for the newly formed armies to gain experience in engaging the enemy."
Xu Huai said,
"In terms of strategy, all armies should no longer care about the survival or loss of a city or a place, let alone hope to achieve success in one battle. In the Chu Mountains, I implemented a policy of virtual external and internal realism, Huainan, Guangzhou, Caizhou, and Luoyang
, Shaanxi can learn from it. At this time, the captive troops are strong, and it is difficult for us to win tit for tat with them. We may even suffer heavy casualties that are difficult to compensate for. It is very likely that in the end both people and land will be lost. Don’t care about the gains and losses of one city or one place.
, the enemy troops are coming fiercely, so we let the enemy troops enter the inner line and use the terrain and people's advantages to check and balance. In addition to using all means to consume and tire out the enemy's troops, we can also better preserve ourselves and train ourselves until the offensive and defensive situation changes.
, both people and land can be obtained. Take Luoyang as an example, Pinglu, Hulao and other fortresses cannot be feared if they are defended, but as long as Luoyang City is not lost and the enemy is resisted outside Luoyang City, Shaanxi can take over from Tongguan and Hangu
To assist Luoyang, Xiangyang can come to Luoyang from Xiangcheng and Jiaxian. If the captured troops are stationed at the foot of Luoyang City, they will be tired after a long time, and those who are tired will retreat..."
"Your idea is very in line with mine. Perhaps the most difficult thing now is to convince Luoyang to adopt this strategy..." King Jing Zhao Tuan pursed his lips and frowned.
Xu Huai sighed slightly in his heart.
Many things cannot be completely solved by King Jing's accession to the throne.
In order to better encourage Zheng Huaizhong to lead his troops to resist the barbarians, we can only break the previous practice of restraining military officials and delegate power as much as possible. However, delegating power must also admit that in the specific choice of offensive and defensive strategies, Zheng Huaizhong can act exclusively and does not need to do anything.
Everything is controlled by remote control from Xiangyang.
Not to mention that Zheng Huaizhong had tried every means to preserve his strength before, but since he took over Heluo, the Zheng family's nephews and close associates have been placed in charge of the camp and state affairs.
Xu Huai just said that he would defend Xiangcheng for Heluo. Zheng Cong and Zhao Fan both kept silent. It is obvious that they have a very serious territorial concern.
Under such circumstances, it was extremely unlikely that Zheng Huaizhong would be able to listen to their kind words and advice in Luoyang. If he said too much, he might think that Xiangyang was trying to suppress them.
Maybe they will have a real change after suffering enough.
Of course, the good thing now is that King Jing is very clear-minded. As long as he has enough time to clean up the chaotic situation bit by bit, he can naturally reverse the current bad situation.
Thinking of this, Xu Huai also advised King Jing to be at ease: "Zheng Gong may have his own ideas. Even if things don't go together, it won't be too bad. Of course, the most important thing is to control the Xuanwu Army, so that the Xiaosheng Army can be trained and grow."
For His Highness to be able to rely on."
"That's right, how many capable soldiers there are in Dai Viet can only be determined by engaging the enemy, rather than just looking at the numbers listed in the memorial." King Jing nodded and said, "Since Zheng Huaizhong complained, the Xuanwu Army on the left and the Xiao on the left
The victorious army may take turns to come out of Ru River to engage the enemy, but you have to be prepared for me. If Deng Gui, Zhang Xin and others can't do it, Chushan soldiers and horses will have to attack at any time!"
"When your Highness calls you, I will always be there," Xu Huai said.
"Okay, you should go back and rest first. It's not convenient for me to keep you at the banquet today." King Jing said.
Xu Huai walked out of the study and said goodbye to Qiao Jien, who was waiting diligently in front of the corridor to be called. When he was about to walk out of the yard, a beautiful figure came straight from the wind and rain corridor outside, holding a food box in his hand. He didn't know what he was thinking when he lowered his head.
When he came to Xu Huai, he didn't notice anyone in front of him.
"Princess!" Xu Huai reminded.
"..." Yingyun suddenly raised her head and saw that it was Xu Huai. As if she was trapped, she stared at Xu Huai's face in shock for a long time and did not come back to her senses.
"What's on my face?" Xu Huai wiped his face doubtfully and asked.
"Ah," Yingyun suddenly came back to her senses and said in a panic, "It's nothing, it scared me, I..." Yingyun's face turned red and she didn't know what to say. She walked around Xu Huai in an inexplicable panic.
, carrying the food box and walking towards the study courtyard.
Xu Huai looked back at Yingyun's slim figure in skirt, shook his head slightly, and walked towards the outer courtyard...
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Regarding the matter of ascending the throne and succeeding the emperor, Zhou He was in charge of the ministers' arrangements. Although Xu Huai did not want to interfere in the matter, he could not completely stand by and watch. After bidding farewell to King Jing from the back house, Xu Huai, Wang Ju, Zheng Tu, Shi Po and others went to
Go to the front office.
In addition to the Yamen Hall where King Jing listened to affairs, the former Yamen were mainly the Changshi Yuan and Sima Yuan where Zhou He and Hu Kai led the generals to handle military and political affairs.
After the fall of Bianliang, the fate of Emperor Tianxuan and many of his clan members, princes and ministers was decided.
For everyone in Xiangyang City, what they were more concerned about was King Jing's accession to the throne.
However, Emperor Tianxuan, his clan, and more than three thousand princes and ministers were being escorted north. Those who were secretly happy could not show their joy. They just gritted their teeth and pursed their lips, looking sad and sad, with a somewhat strange expression.
He wanted to stay in Qianya, but there was nothing he could do to get involved, so Xu Huai asked Zhu Zhi to help him find a small courtyard, where he sat on the porch with Wang Ju, Zheng Tu, and Shi Po and drank tea. Come over if anything happens.
Just look for him.
The Marshal's Mansion was originally the location of the South Beijing Road Supervision Department. It occupies a very large area and surrounds a small lake of four to five acres. At this time, the weather is getting warmer, flowers are blooming, and green willows are in the shade. You can sit on the porch and make tea.
Drinking and looking at the bright lake is a rare leisure time since returning to the south.
"So you're hiding here to drink tea, and I'm still looking for you everywhere!" Zhao Yi, Duke of Wuwei, walked into the small courtyard by the lake and said.
"Why do you want me to see you?" Xu Huai asked.
"Nothing's wrong," Zhao Yi waved his hand and said, "I can't get involved in what Zhou He and others are dealing with. I'm just sitting down in the hall to relax, so I asked you to come over and drink tea!"
As the only male member of the direct branch of the clan in Xiangyang, Zhao Yi was closely related to King Jing, so his status was naturally high. Zhou He and others would naturally discuss matters with him regarding his succession to the throne.
However, the Marshal's Mansion is full of people from Zhou He, Gao Chunnian and others, but Zhao Yigang has just returned to Xiangyang, and there is not even a single follower at his side. To put it bluntly, he is now just a tool that nods in agreement.
It happened that Zhu Hang, Wang Fan and others were very busy at this time, and Zhao Yi didn't even want to find anyone to chat with. When he heard Xu Huai return to the front office, of course he ran over to Xu Huai to spend his time.
Nowadays, everything in Xiangyang City is simplified. The Marshal's Mansion does not use charcoal to make tea but uses pebbles mined in the mountains. However, the pebbles smoke is heavy. Zhao Yi was sitting by the small stove drinking tea. His eyes were red from the charcoal smoke and he couldn't help complaining:
"I thought that when I was in Bianliang, I would use the charcoal to make tea after it was cooked, but I didn't expect that everything in Xiangyang city would be so crude! I don't know when we will be able to drive out the barbarians and live a leisurely life again.
ah……"
"Refining to perfection? What kind of refining method?" Xu Huai asked in surprise.
When Bianliang was at its peak, it had a population of over one million, and it was already seriously insufficient to rely solely on firewood for food and cooking.
In the past hundred years, the coal mined in Xusi and other places has been transported to Bianliang through Bianshui and Tea Rivers, and has gradually grown in scale.
It's just that Xu Huai didn't know about the process of smelting charcoal, and he didn't hear that ordinary people had any special requirements for using charcoal to make fires for cooking.
"Use the charcoal method to treat it. After it is cooked, it will be smokeless and odorless, and it can be melted into large pieces. It can barely be used as charcoal," Zhao Yi said, "However, the government only does it occasionally. After all, it is not as useful as charcoal."
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Tongbai Mountain has abundant coal and iron resources, and there have been attempts to use coal to make iron in the past.
However, when making iron from raw coal, in addition to the poor quality of the iron produced, the raw coal burns at the bottom of the furnace and is particularly easy to loosen, so it mixes with the molten iron and is difficult to separate.
As for charcoal ironmaking, in addition to better iron quality, the more important factor is that the charcoal can keep its shape and not loose when burned in the furnace. The molten iron flows from the gaps in the charcoal to the bottom of the furnace and is drained out for subsequent processing.
, very convenient.
Although there is no shortage of timber resources in Tongbai Mountain, it does not have any advantage over the mature iron smelting fields in the Jianghuai area. Even because of the inconvenience of transportation, the cost of the ironware produced in Chushan is higher than that in Jianghuai.
Xu Huai didn't know that there was a method of refining coal in his time, but wealthy people occasionally used it to replace charcoal. Not even Yu Chengzhen, Zhuang Shouxin and others thought that this method could be used in iron smelting...
