The flood control and waterlogging prevention in the four counties of Jingbei is a systematic project. It cannot be done once and for all by building the cofferdams of Wazi Lake, Bailu Lake, and Sangchi Lake. It also involves the construction of a series of supporting cofferdams and horizontal canals.
The ultimate goal is to use a complete set of water conservancy projects to regulate the flow of precipitation in the eastern foothills of Wushan to the Jingjiang River and Hanshui River in different seasons, and fundamentally improve the ability of the entire Jingbei region to withstand flood disasters.
According to the original plan, the entire project will not be completed until next year. However, this year's rainfall in the eastern foothills of Wushan was relatively less in summer and more in autumn and winter. As a result, the floods in summer and autumn and the drought in autumn and winter in the entire Jingxiang area were lower than in previous years.
Much more.
In the first year of its official establishment, Jingxiang Road ushered in a great harvest.
At present, the land clearing work in Xiangyang and Nanyang is proceeding in an orderly manner. Even if the harvest increases significantly, subsidies will be given to the farming tenants to reduce the survival pressure of the people. It will not directly increase the annual income of the production companies, but the production companies are still in the process of clearing the fields.
The four counties of Nancai and Jingbei harvested a total of more than 1.8 million shi of autumn grain this time.
This number is not only much higher than expected, but also basically guarantees that the subsequent reclamation work in Nancai and Jingbei counties will be self-sufficient until next summer's grain harvest.
If next year is really going to be a good year, it means that by the time of next year's autumn grain harvest, the four counties of Nancai and Jingbei will be able to feed back the production of the system.
The resettlement work of 500,000 to 600,000 hungry people in Xiangyang and Nanyang will also be successfully completed.
Resettling millions of hungry people and achieving initial self-sufficiency is their core and most important goal at this stage.
This goal is about to be completed, but Shi Zhen, Xu Wuqi and others are still looking worried all day long. This is indeed the military pressure that Beijing and Xiang will bear in the future, which will be beyond imagination.
Xu Huai sat in front of the brazier and used the tongs to stir the red-hot charcoal to make the fire more intense. The faces of the two girls were brighter under the charcoal fire. He told the two girls the details of their meeting with Gu Jian today:
"The Gu family is loyal to the court, and sometimes they are even a little too cautious. However, the Gu family's understanding of the overall situation of the world is still a little shallow - this cannot be changed by just a few words."
"This time, Gu Jian changed his usual caution and hurriedly came to ask us for help. He also tried his best to defend Lantian and Ziwuyu. He did not want to lose these two positions and complete the situation of the Chihu people on both sides of the Weishui River," Wang
Xuan frowned and said, "But we refused to send troops, which made Gu Jian disappointed and returned. This will probably deepen the Gu family's prejudice against us, right?"
"There is no way around this. We must be more fully prepared to face a more fierce offensive next year. The Gu family is not aware of this yet, so it will naturally breed some prejudice against us," Xu Huai said,
"But we have put the ugly words to the front. When the situation changes subtly in the next year or so, the Gu family will naturally think of what I said today..."
From the death of Emperor Jianji to the establishment of the Nancai Recruitment Division to participate in the suppression of the Hu bandits, Xu Huai spent more than a year spending less time with his two daughters and less often sitting together with them to talk about military matters.
It was still dark at this time, but the garden was so quiet that only the slightest sound of falling snowflakes could be heard. Xu Huai sat in front of the brazier, drinking tea with his two daughters, while explaining the severe situation that Beijing and Xiangzhou would most likely face in the coming years.
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"...Before the year of Tianxuan, the Chihu people had unified the tribes of Mobei and Monan. The hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, except for the part left behind at the royal court, were divided into four groups, led by the concubine.
The four legitimate sons led the conquests from all directions: the second prince, Ulullie, and the third prince, Tu Ge, led their troops to conquer the Khitans and then went south to conquer the Central Plains; the fourth prince, Kusigu, led troops and horses to sweep across the countries in the Western Region, and the eldest prince, Kuosa, stationed troops in Yinshan to peek into the Hetao. Kuo Kuo the year before last
Sayou and Kusigu joined forces to attack Dangxiang and destroyed it. The sharpness of the Chihu people's soldiers can be said to be extremely sharp. Since ancient times, there has been rarely any army that is more powerful and indestructible than the Chihu people..."
"...The eldest prince Kuo Sa of the Chihu people may not be as good as the second prince Ulullie and the fourth prince Kusugu in terms of military use, but he is good at managing government affairs and has a very high reputation within the Chihu people. He successfully ascended the throne this time and resolved internal conflicts.
It went quite smoothly, and the scale of the Red Husband's troops going south to launch an offensive this winter was far greater than before..."
"...Since the Chihu invaded the south, the focus of the early offensive was mainly along the Huaihe River east of Heluo. However, the battle in Huainan made the Chihu people realize that their shortcomings in the navy could not be made up for in three to five years.
.At the same time, they had just conquered the Dangxiang people, and a large number of Dangxiang's surrender troops were concentrated in Liupan Mountain and west of Longshan, and were mainly under the jurisdiction of the newly established Hexi General Administration Office of the Chihu people. All of this destined that the focus of the Chihu people's attack at this stage was the entire
Qinling Line of Defense..."
"... Gao Junyang and Gu Jiqian were able to successfully defend the fortresses at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains in the past. The fighting spirit of the generals is not weak and they dare to fight against powerful enemies. However, it is undeniable that the enemy's offensive focus is not on the western front.
An important factor. However, this year the Chihu people are expected to invest three to four times more troops on the Western Front than in the past. Dongchuan, West
The military pressure that Qin and Qin have to bear are completely different..."
"...Of course, the Western Qin and Dongchuan may fall in Qizhou, Qinzhou, Lantian, Ziwu Valley and other places at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains, but the Qinling Mountains and Longshan stretch for thousands of miles, with deep valleys and dangerous mountains, and numerous mountains.
Ma's fighting spirit will not be destroyed so easily. Ultimately, I will rely on the dangerous ridges and ravines deep in the Qinling Mountains and Longshan Mountains to defend the Qinling Mountains. I don't think there will be any problem. It will take time for the red soldiers and navy to improve, and it will not be easy in a short time.
Entering the Jianghuai River again, and the western advance is blocked by the deep ravines and mountains of the Qinling Mountains, the troops will inevitably gather in front of Rucai again. This is also the key to our determination not to take over the defense of Shangzhou and not to reinforce Lantian this time.
We cannot waste precious combat power on the fortress north of the Qinling Mountains that is destined to be lost - Shi Zhen, Uncle Wu and the others have sad faces. They are also worried that the enemy troops coming from Heluo and southwest of Beijing in the next year may be far greater than imagined.
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"If the Chihu people cannot break through the Qinling defense line, how many troops do you expect to gather to the north of Rucai next year?" Liu Qiong'er asked.
"Who knows? But if you are prepared for everything, there is nothing to be afraid of..." Xu Huai said with a smile.
Before the Red Husbands conquered the Khitan, they had about 120,000 cavalry and about 30,000 siege infantry. The main force of the cavalry was even split into two parts. Only the second prince Ulullie and the third prince Tu Ge commanded 60,000 cavalry.
If we follow the established historical trajectory, it is impossible for the Red Husbands to retain too large a surrender force to avoid losing their tail. However, in recent years, the two sides have been facing off around the Qinling-Huaihe River line and engaged in fierce battles. The established historical trajectory has already been altered by them.
beyond recognition.
The Chihu people now not only rely on the surrendered vassal army as the main force to continue the offensive, they have successively established the Xusu, Jingxi, Heluo, Shaanxi and Hexi military and horse capital general offices to implement the military household system to enhance the combat effectiveness of the surrendered vassal army.
You can further conquer the Khitan, Dangxiang and other areas and recruit Jianrui on a large scale to the south to strengthen the military strength of the general administration of all military and horse capitals.
Therefore, it is still too early for Xu Huai to speculate on how many troops the Chihu people will gather in the middle after their failure to attack the Qinling defense line. Everything depends on how the situation develops...
