ps: Okay, the plot of the Battle of Wei and Chu is over here, and the subsequent descriptions in the palace do not need to be so serious. In addition, the "Father and Son War" is originally a purely funny line. I will be very happy if all you book friends will laugh knowingly after reading it. I'm satisfied, so I don't plan to change it contrary to the original intention. As for the rest of the intrigues, I will try to describe it as rigorously and cruelly as possible. There may be another chapter to be added later.
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Indeed, Zhao Hongrun has been thinking over and over again these days about how to place the Pingyang Army.
Logically speaking, this army composed entirely of Chu people should be disbanded after the war, the generals, sergeants and soldiers should be dispersed and placed among the Chu civilians who went to Wei.
However, such an arrangement is a pity in Zhao Hongrun's opinion. After all, the Pingyang Army is composed of the former Xiong Hu Army and the former Xiong Tuo Soldiers. They are all soldiers who have experienced battlefield battles. Regardless of their combat effectiveness, Their willpower is obviously much better than the guards in some places in Wei who have never set foot on the battlefield. With training, they become a regular army.
It would be a pity to hastily cancel it and break it up.
But on the other hand, if you want to retain this army, the location of the garrison is another problem.
However, as it happens, there is an empty city in the Wei Dynasty right now, an empty seat that must not be given up easily, Shangshui!
From a geographical point of view, Shangshui City is not only one of the important hubs of Yingshui water transportation, but to the east of it, further downstream along the Yingshui River, is exactly part of the fiefdom of Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu, Chen County, Xiang County City two places.
Therefore, Shangshui County must station heavy troops.
From another perspective, Zhao Hongrun left the Pingyang Army stationed in Shangshui to reserve a retreat.
What's the way out?
A way out from the private cooperation deal with Yangcheng Jun Xiong Tuo!
I remember that a while ago, Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo had spoken to Zhao Hongrun about the transaction in private. Although Xiong Tuo did not go into details at the time, this kind of transaction was actually easy to guess. It was nothing more than Zhao Hongrun giving Xiong Tuo food and armaments. And Xiong Tuo Then he will be rewarded with more Chu country specialties.
Although Zhao Hongrun did not agree outright at the time, deep down in his heart, he obviously still tended to secretly support Xiong Tuo. After all, Xiong Tuo had experienced a defeat and was about to lose power in the country of Chu. Once Xiong Tuo lost power, one would lose power and the other would lose power. Over time, Xiong Wu, Lord of Guling, and Xiong Sheng, Lord of Liyang, will gain power.
It's okay for Xiong Wu, after all, both Xiong Tuo, Qu Cheng, Yan Mo and others think that Xiong Wu is just a idiot with the lofty noble status of the Xiong family. The problem lies with Liyang Lord Xiong Sheng.
Rather than letting Xiong Sheng, Lord of Liyang, become more powerful in the Chu State, it is better to secretly support Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, and let Xiong Tuo and Xiong Sheng compete for food. This is the most beneficial situation for Wei.
And if he wants to secretly support Xiong Tuo, Lord of Yangcheng, then Zhao Hongrun must control Shangshui County.
Because only by taking control of Shangshui County, Zhao Hongrun had all kinds of excuses to cover his eyes. In name, he transported a large amount of materials to Shangshui, but in fact he continued downstream along the Yingshui River and directly transported them to Chen County or Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu's control. Xiangcheng.
On the other hand, if the official responsible for governing Shangshui County is not Zhao Hongrun's confidant, then this kind of private transaction that must not be publicized may be discovered and used as leverage.
Out of this consideration, Zhao Hongrun planned to build Shangshui County into an important military border defense city and only allow Pingyang soldiers and their families to live there.
An arrangement like this has various advantages: firstly, it can prevent the Wei and Chu people from mixing together and avoid unnecessary disputes; secondly, the Pingyang army can be retained and properly placed; thirdly, the heavy troops in Shangshui County can be Effectively contain Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu and Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo. Although the current situation seems to be the same, the cousins should not raise troops against Wei again; as for the fourth, it is to facilitate Zhao Hongrun and Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo in the future. private trade.
After thinking about it, the only concern was the loyalty of the Pingyang Army, for example, whether this army would be instigated by the Chu State to rebel again.
But even so, Zhao Hongrun did not intend to give up eating because of choking: because he believed that the Pingyang Army might be instigated by the Chu State to rebel in the future, he canceled it and dispersed it now.
After all, in Zhao Hongrun's opinion, Qu Cheng, Yan Mo and others were all very outstanding generals. If he, the Wei State, only wanted to maintain peace in a corner, then there would be no need for the Pingyang Army to exist.
The Wei State just guarded its few domestic armies, which were small in number, and waited for other countries' armies to become larger and stronger, and eventually be destroyed by other countries.
And if the Wei State has ambitions to become the king and hegemon in this troubled world where all countries are struggling, or even to unify the whole world, then they must expand the domestic army as much as possible. In the end, it is a rare case where the weak defeat the strong.
Furthermore, having the Pingyang Army stationed in Shangshui County is like a signal similar to buying a horse bone for a thousand gold, which can make the world understand that no matter which country they are from, even if they are from Chu, a former enemy of Wei. As long as those who defect to the Wei State and are loyal to the Wei State, they can also be reused.
I believe that in this way, those frustrated talents from all over the world will join the Wei State one after another, and these talents will also make the entire Wei State become stronger.
In short, if the Wei State really has the ambition to conquer the world, then it must be broad-minded enough to accommodate people from other countries, even people from Chu.
Of course, in order to be cautious, Zhao Hongrun still planned to split the Pingyang Army: 20,000 troops were stationed in Shangshui County, and the guard generals were Gu Liangwei, Wumajiao, and Wu Ji, and the designation was changed to Shangshui Army; while Qu Cheng, Under Yan Mo's command, he retained 30,000 troops, stationed in Zhao Hongrun's original Yanshui camp, and changed his name to Yanshui Army.
Zhao Hongrun knew that Qu Cheng and Gu Liangwei were dissatisfied with each other, so he made this arrangement to restrain each other.
Generally speaking, the 50,000 troops left in Shangshui and Yanshui areas can also effectively contain the Chu army, so as to avoid bypassing the Fenxing fortress and directly attacking Xiping, Shangshui and even Xiong Tuo like Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo did. Things happened again in the hinterland of Wei Dynasty.
The next day, after delivering the Shangshui to Guliangwei, Zhao Hongrun immediately left the city, taking Qu Cheng, Yan Mo and their 30,000 Pingyang Army, or should be called the Xinyan Navy, to Yanshui Camp.
At this time, the more than 200,000 Chu civilians who had migrated from Zhaoling City also arrived in Yanling one after another.
Today's Yanling is also an empty city. After all, Zhao Hongrun once set fire to the city and moved the people in the city to Anling in order to design Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu.
But on the other hand, it would be a pity if this land was abandoned. After all, Yanling is located near the Yan River, and generally cities and counties located near rivers can become a prosperous city and county with a little development. Zhao Hongrun does not hope that This place is deserted.
Therefore, before the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development’s development work on the Sanchuan land was completed, Zhao Hongrun decided to resettle the more than 200,000 Chu civilians in Yanling, Changping, and Shangshui County. These three cities have been
It was enough to accommodate the people who moved from Chu State to Wei State.
As for the supporting garrison, I believe that 20,000 merchant navy troops and 30,000 Yan navy troops are enough to protect the stability of this land.
When Zhao Hongrun's instructions were issued, the more than 200,000 Chu civilians were very happy. After all, traveling long distances was very hard work, and they naturally hoped to get a piece of land where they could settle down for a long time as soon as possible.
Although it is said that Yanling City was completely burned by fire, leaving almost only the walls on all sides and the ruins inside the city. But even so, the more than 200,000 Chu people were still very satisfied. After all, it is close to hills and water sources. There are also
With vast tracts of land waiting to be cultivated, they no longer ask for more.
As a result, the more than 200,000 women, children, and children among the Chu people began to clean up the ruins in the city. Among them, the men, plus Qu Cheng's 30,000-yuan navy, cut down trees nearby and transported them to the city to help build residential buildings.
, nearly 300,000 people devoted themselves to the reconstruction work of Yanling City with great enthusiasm.
"Your Highness changed his mind because he was worried that these people would not be able to support the move to Sanchuan?"
Bailiba, the general of Junshui Camp, looked at the reconstruction project of Yanling City and asked Zhao Hongrun.
In fact, Bailiba also had some concerns about this. After all, although the weather is getting warmer at the beginning of spring, the land of Sanchuan is still a long way away. If these Chu people are to be forcibly moved there, many people will inevitably be tired due to fatigue.
Taking all other factors into consideration, Yanling is indeed an excellent place to relocate.
The problem is...
"I wonder if Your Highness has noticed that most of the more than 200,000 Chu people are women, children, old and young?" Bailiba said to Zhao Hongrun in a low voice.
Yes, due to Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu and Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo recruiting 160,000 troops to attack Wei State, now among the more than 200,000 people of Chu State, 13 to 35 years old
There are relatively few young men in this age group, and more of them are
In a family like Wu Ji's: a widowed woman with young children, and an elderly person above her, among the common people with seven to nine people in one household, the number of men over the age of thirteen is probably only
One or two of them were women, children, old and young.
"Take your time." Zhao Hongrun stretched out his hand to scratch his forehead and comforted each other: "In just ten years, the population here should be quite large."
"Ten years..." Bailiba thought and nodded.
For the development of a country, ten years is not a long time. After ten years, those young boys and girls in front of you will grow up. By then, Yanling will surely develop into a city with a large population and
A rich city.
Of course, there are many things to consider during this period. For example, the Wei people in Zhaoling, Suiyang, Xihua and other places will inevitably hate Yanling because of this war. How can the Chu people in Changping resolve the grievances between the two?
,Contradiction will be a very troublesome problem for the imperial household department in the future.
In addition, there are pensions, material aid, tax exemptions and other matters for these cities. I believe that the Imperial Household Department will be very busy this year.
"By the way, Your Highness, there has been news from Daliang, asking when our army will return to Daliang in triumph. They said that an exact date must be given in advance..."
When he said these words, Bailiba's face was filled with a meaningful smile.
Zhao Hongrun frowned when he heard this and said tentatively: "The general means..."
"I believe His Highness has also guessed it."
Bailiba said with a smile.
He couldn't help but start to imagine that when His Royal Highness Prince Su led his army back to Daliang, the Emperor of Wei, all the officials of the court, and even half of the soldiers and civilians in Daliang City came out of the city to welcome him. (To be continued.)