On the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month, Taishi Ci, as the tiger-winged general of the Huaxia Kingdom and the first commander-in-chief of the Northwest Army, immediately issued the first order for the upcoming New Year, which was to prepare for war.
An order was issued, and more than 200 scouts were dispatched. In the past few years, the Lingzhou area has become the first military important area of the Huaxia Kingdom. The Huaxia Army has been building forts, barriers, and fortresses in the Hetao area in a step-by-step manner.
Over the past five years, more than 200 military buildings, large and small, have been built, densely scattered around Lingzhou Prefecture.
There are garrisons in every military building. These garrisons work in the fields when farming is busy and guard the borders when farming is slack. In five years, a lot of wasteland has been reclaimed, making Lingzhou area full of farmland. In the first two years, grain and grass needed to be mobilized from home.
, later on, what was cultivated by one's own people was enough to meet the needs of the Lingzhou garrison.
Of course, this is a general reference, because it includes the gross production of Wuyuan, Yunzhong, Shuofang and other places. The grain produced in the Hetao area is all used for military grain. Except for a small amount of land cultivated by the people, all the rest is reserved.
For private use, this area has become the Jiangnan on the fortress.
Of course, Jiangnan at this time was not, strictly speaking, Jiangnan during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, because Jiangnan at this time had not yet been fully developed. The "blocking of Jiangnan" mentioned here is just a metaphor.
Once the order was issued, all the troops in Lingzhou began to actively prepare for war. An army of 200,000 was bound to conquer the entire territory of Liangzhou.
In addition, Taishi Ci also issued orders to the Dongyi troops stationed in Wuyuan, Yunzhong, Shuofang and other places, and recruited Dongyi archers from the three prefectures to garrison in Lingzhou.
In addition, Taishi Ci summoned the four generals Ma Chao, Pang De, Wei Yan, and Chu Yan to Lingzhou City to discuss matters.
On the 21st of the twelfth lunar month, Ma Chao, Pang De, Wei Yan, and Chu Yan rushed back to Lingzhou City from the four counties under Lingzhou Prefecture. Once the five giants of the Northwest Army met, they began to discuss how to capture the entire territory of Liangzhou.
In the past few years, the Northwest Army, as the first independently established field army in the Huaxia Kingdom, cannot be ignored in terms of strength. The army includes Xiongnu soldiers, Qiang soldiers, and Dongyi soldiers. There are 200,000 troops scattered in the Hetao area.
Defending the northern and northwest borders has always been a thorn in Wei's side.
Although the 100,000 Dongyi soldiers were nominally abolished by Gao Fei five years ago, they are actually still under the jurisdiction of Taishi Ci. In addition, there are 50,000 Han soldiers. Together with the Northwest Army, the total is 250,000.
.In the past few years, the Northwest Army completely complied with Gao Fei’s orders and stationed in the northwest. That
With such a large army, the food and soldiers' salaries consumed in a year are a huge expense. Except for the 100,000 Dongyi soldiers who do not need to pay any more, the remaining 150,000 troops are all maintained by the Huaxia State. Raising troops is just a matter of money.
Sufficient food and money were needed. Therefore, Gao Fei formulated the first five-year plan to develop the Hetao area.
In the past five years, the Northwest Army has not had a single battle, but as soldiers of the Northwest Army, it is not that easy. They have to reclaim wasteland, build defensive barriers, and dig rivers and canals. On the one hand, they need to establish military camps.
On the one hand, it is necessary to protect the relocated people. During the continuous integration, those Dongyi soldiers, Xiongnu soldiers, and Qiang soldiers have gradually integrated into the main force of the Northwest Army, and they have become like brothers of the opposite sex with the Han soldiers.
Just like the slogan formulated by Gao Fei for the Northwest Army, we are all brothers within the four seas. These soldiers from different ethnic groups have ignored the grievances between the ethnic groups and completely become members of the Chinese family. Therefore, five years later,
After Gao Fei personally inspected the Northwest Army, he decided to officially give it a designation, change the designation of the previous Suppression Army, and establish a new, China's first unique group army, called the Northwest Field Army.
In the government office of Lingzhou City, these generals who used to have quarrels with each other have now become brothers. There is no distinction between them and they all treat each other as brothers. They sit around the stove, eat meat and drink wine.
After they were full of wine and food, Taishi Ci first said: "Today we summoned four brothers to come here for no other reason than that the emperor's imperial edict was sent to us twenty days ago, before the Jinghan was destroyed.
At that time, I also let all brothers watch it, with the purpose of conquering Liangzhou. Now in the cold winter months, the road to Shu is difficult to travel, and half of Cao Wei's troops are in Shu, that is,
Even if we retreat to Qinzhou, it will take less than half a month. This half month is the time for our Northwest Field Army to show its strength. For five years, brothers no longer look forward to a battle with the Wei army. One
Half a month ago, our army pretended to attack Liangzhou according to the order, which was just a small test. Now that the war is coming, you should all work together."
Ma Chao was always ashamed to be under Tai Shi Ci, but after Gao Fei's talk, he gradually gave up on this plan. After all, he was living under someone else's roof and had no choice.
However, after five years of getting along with each other, although Ma Chao has always been obsessed with revenge, his relationship with Taishi Ci, Pang De, Wei Yan, Chu Yan and others has become relatively close. Moreover, the Ma family has also been highly regarded by Gao.
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It's appropriate. His cousin Ma Dai was appointed as the captain of Dongyi School and made a first-class baron. Even his younger brother was made a viscount. People's hearts are full of flesh. He naturally knew that Gao Fei was good to him.
, so he was simply willing to sacrifice his life for it.
"I'm going to capture Wuwei!" Ma Chao was the first to say.
"Then I'll go capture Anding." Wei Yan also did his part.
"I will go with General Ma. After General Ma captures Wuwei, I will go and capture the three counties of Zhangye, Jiuquan and Dunhuang." Pang De said with a strong tone.
"I will go with General Wei to capture Hanyang, and then jointly attack Jincheng and Longxi." Chu Yan said.
"No!" After hearing this, Taishi Ci denied, "Without dividing the troops, all 200,000 troops will attack Wuwei. There is no need to defend Lingzhou City. I have mobilized 50,000 Dongyi soldiers to garrison. Dongyi archers are very powerful.
Hiding in the fortress, we can defend Lingzhou."
"Two hundred thousand troops attack Wuwei together? Don't you think this is too wasteful?" Ma Chao objected.
"Waste? Hehe, that's not necessarily the case. Wuwei is an important place connecting Liangzhou's east and west. After taking Wuwei, it is equivalent to dividing Liangzhou into two. After that, the army will go south and sweep through the counties of Liangzhou. With the strength of our Northwest Field Army
Whoever dares to resist the majestic appearance, the counties can only wait and surrender. Even if they encounter the Qiang people, they can still defeat them with superior troops." Tai Shi Ci said.
Wei Yandao: "As we unite our troops and advance, where is the rear? If Zhangye, Jiuquan, Dunhuang and other places come to attack us, and there are also Xianbei people, wouldn't we be attacked from both sides?"
"No, I have already sent people to contact the Xianbei people, and the king of Wusun has also agreed to contact the countries in the Western Region on his behalf, and at the same time fight against Wei, which is enough to contain the Wei army in the three counties." Taishi Ci said.
Everyone felt a little confused. Taishi Ci was obviously much smarter than before. But when they thought about it, Taishi Ci's wife was Tian Xin, they understood some of the truth.
"Okay then, the army will attack Wuwei together. If we divide our troops, it will be really difficult to resist the Qiang soldiers. If we merge together and advance, I have no objection." Ma Chao said first.
"I have no objection." Pound followed closely.
Chu Yan and Wei Yan said in unison: "Let's just unite, it will be fun to join forces."
Taishi Ci said: "Well, brothers, just go back and prepare to attack Weiwu on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month. We will celebrate the New Year in Wuwei City."
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At the same time, Gao Fei had also arrived in Changsha, and under the attention of everyone, he invited the emperor of Wu to come out to see the snow scene. It has not snowed here in Jingzhou, but the weather is still cold, and the Chinese New Year will be here soon.
At this normal time, people's homes are preparing New Year's goods.
On the white snow, Gao Fei and Sun Ce walked towards each other. The two had never seen each other since they parted ways in Wu State. Now the two met again. Sun Ce was already a 21-year-old young man, and Gao Fei
He has also entered middle age.
Sun Ce looked at Gao Fei and saw that Gao Fei was still physically strong and full of energy. The difference was that the vicissitudes of life on his body made people think that this man must have gone through a lot.
Both of them were wearing plain clothes. After meeting each other, they both smiled at each other.
"After so many years of not seeing each other, my uncle is still so healthy. How embarrassing is this for my nephew?" Sun Ce had a mustache on his lips, but when he saw Gao Fei's face was clean, he was a little confused. But out of politeness
, he still raised his hands and cupped his fists towards Gao Fei and said.
"Haha... Jiangdong knows the reputation of the little overlord. When I see him today, he really looks like the overlord of Western Chu back then..."
"Uncle, isn't he here today just to praise his nephew?"
"Of course not. You already know why I'm here. There's no need to say polite words. Let's just get straight to the point. I'm here this time just because of this issue in Jingzhou."
"I still said the same thing. I think Sima Yi, the general who conquered the south, also told his uncle, right?"
"Haha, half of Jingzhou? Don't you think your request is too much?" Gao Fei sneered.
"We, the soldiers of the State of Wu, spilled their blood on the battlefield, and how many soldiers and horses did we contain for the Huaxia State? Half of Jingzhou was obtained with the blood of our soldiers of the State of Wu."
"Oh, but take a look at Jingzhou. Apart from half of Jiangxia and the whole of Changsha, what other land has the flag of your Wu Kingdom? If you want half of Jingzhou, isn't it too much?"
"You can't say that. These four counties in Jingnan were the first to be occupied by the Wu Kingdom. If it hadn't been for Zhuge Liang's deception, how could I have lost them?"
"Arguing won't lead to anything, so let's sit down and talk calmly!"
"Okay, let's talk then."
Gao Fei said: "Let's do this. I will give you a satisfactory answer for Wu Guo's sacrifice. However, don't ask too much. Just tell me the lowest price and let me know what you want."