"Liang Jun's water camp has arrived at Canglang City, but Scout Zuo Si didn't notice it beforehand?"
Li Chong didn't expect that because of Scout Zuo Si's mistake, the Dragon Bird Army would miss the opportunity to make another extraordinary feat, and he couldn't help but ask sharply.
"Han Qian was careless," Han Qian ignored Li Chong's question, looked at the third prince, Yang Jian, Shen Yang and others, and said, "Yesterday I only focused on the safety and security of the troops, watching the movements of Liang Jun who retreated into the inner city, fearing that South Korea would not win We all responded with a carbine, but we were still careless in other directions. This is my negligence, please punish me, Your Highness."
The generals of the Chu army were exhausted, but in the past month, except for the fierce fighting with them in Xichuan City, the Liang army had not had any major battles in other directions. It could even be said that they were waiting for work.
Han Qian didn't think that last night was a good opportunity to pursue the victory, but he had always taken the wrong approach and always stepped on the tightrope to get something out of the fire. It was inconvenient to explain too much, so he directly took the responsibility for his negligence at this time.
Shen Yang, Zhenyuan Marquis Yang Jian remained calm.
They have experienced countless storms in their lives, and they know that going astray is not a long-term solution. One day they will play with fire and burn themselves, so they don't feel that they have really missed any opportunity. This time, they can force Liang Jun to withdraw their troops and regain Jingxiang, which is a great victory. I didn't expect to be so hasty and immature in all aspects, and really be able to severely damage Liang Jun.
The faces of Xinchang Hou Li Pu, Chai Jian and others were uncertain, and they were naturally dissatisfied with Zuo Si's mistake this time. However, they felt that even if Han Qian made occasional mistakes, at least at this time, it would weaken the trust of many third princes in him, and it would be useless to talk too much.
Yang Yuanpu was in high spirits at this time, and somewhat regretted that he could not make any more extraordinary achievements, but that was all.
Next, we discussed the war. Everyone felt that we could first stabilize the war on the western front. After forcing the Liang army that stormed Jingzikou to withdraw and the situation on the western front completely eased, we could send troops to regain the Tieguling and Canglang City lines. From the west wing of the Danjiang River and the upper reaches of the Han River, we can glimpse Xiangzhou. The offensive and defensive momentum of Jingxiang will be reversed again.
However, before the warships of the Louchuan Navy crossed the narrow upper reaches of the Danjiang River and reached Jingzikou, Liangguo Guanzhong's soldiers and horses also withdrew the encirclement.
Not long after the Liang Kingdom took control of the Guanzhong area, its Guanzhong soldiers and horses, like Chu Suiying and other state soldiers, were not firm enough in their attachment to the Liang Kingdom, and their will to fight was weak. In Zhou Dynasty, Jingzikou, guarded by Gao Chengyuan, seemed to be in a strategic position. It is stronger than Xichuan, but the intensity of the battle and the casualties are far less tragic than Xichuan's attack and defense.
Located on the south bank of the Han River, the Liang Army besieging Xiangzhou City quickly crossed the river and retreated to Fancheng before the Louchuan Army navy could leave Danjiang again. In the next ten days, Liang Army moved from both wings to the Nanyang Basin south of Fancheng. The Jinling reinforcements, led by Emperor Tianyou, recovered Yingzhou, Suizhou, Pingzhou, Zaoyang and other places.
At the end of April, Liang Jun retreated to Wuyang, north of Fangcheng. Du Chongtao also led the Zuowu Guards to regain Fangcheng. Both sides began to build a wall in the gap between the western foot of Tongbai Mountain and the eastern foot of Funiu Mountain to guard against the other party's attack.
The winter offensive between Liang and Chu, which lasted for half a year, had subsided by this time.
Although the Liang army did not complete its strategic goal of capturing Jingxiang in this battle, it succeeded in attacking the four prefectures of Yingping and Xiangzhou. Before retreating, they set all the cities on fire, captured nearly 100,000 able-bodied civilians and prisoners of war, and annihilated the Chu State's imperial army and There were more than 50,000 local state soldiers, and Liang Jun's own losses were only over 20,000.
After this battle, Liang Jun also successfully occupied and controlled the entire Caizhou area at the northern foot of Tongbai and the upper reaches of the Huaihe River.
For Liang Jun, the harvest from this battle can be said to be quite fruitful.
As for the Chu army, the production in the Jingxiang area, which had finally rested for several years, suffered a heavy blow. In addition to the Longque Army and the Zuowu Guards, the military equipment of the four prefectures and the prefectures and counties that reinforced Deng Xiang were all severely damaged.
The only bright spot may be that the third prince Yang Yuanpu spent thousands of dollars to sit in Xichuan and command the generals to fight bravely, severely defeating Liang Jun's ambition to devour Jing and Xiang.
In comparison, although Du Chongtao defended Xiangzhou City, he was quite reluctant to fight the Liang Army in several battles outside Xiangzhou City, which was much inferior to the Longque Army's record.
Du Chongtao must bear great responsibility for failing to detect Liang Jun's strategic intention to attack the east and west in advance.
If Du Chongtao had not been so passive in avoiding war, could have fought some tough battles with Liang Jun in Fangcheng, Wancheng, and Xinye, and had not given up the Nanyang Basin so easily, it would not have been difficult to detect Liang Jun's intentions.
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"South of Fangcheng and north of Fancheng, there are vast tracts of fertile land. It is necessary to set up military camps, relocate refugees, and fill them with prisoners to conduct farming and warfare lessons. Only then will the national treasury be full, military resources sufficient, and available troops for defense."
The frontiers further restricted Liang Jun’s ambition to go south, forcing Liang Jun to station heavy troops in Xuzhou and Caizhou, consuming his treasury’s grain..."
At the end of April, Emperor Tianyou led his guards and troops to station in Xiangzhou City, and Liang Jun in the Nanyang Basin also withdrew. Li Zhigao, Chai Jian and others continued to lead their troops to stay in Neixiang, Xichuan and other cities. Han Qian, Shen Yang,
Li Pu, the Marquis of Xinchang, Shen He, the young eunuch of the Neishi Province, and Li Chong accompanied the third prince Yang Yuanpu from Neixiang City, which is located on the western edge of the Nanyang Basin, and went all the way south to the Holy Land in Xiangzhou City.
Sitting in a rickety carriage, watching the wild grass growing on both sides of the broken road and the orioles flying, and the wild flowers blooming, Han Qian explained Deng Xiang's business strategy to the third prince Yang Yuanpu.
This is also the lesson that the third prince Yang Yuanpu will most likely face questioning when he meets the Holy Spirit.
Han Qian did not expect that all the suggestions made by the third prince would be adopted, but in front of Emperor Tianyou, the most important thing was for the third prince to have his own opinions.
This time the war was calmed down, but Jingxiang's strategic position was completely highlighted.
In the past, problems such as the weak foundation of Chu's rule in the Jingxiang area and the insufficient defense strength of border troops should be taken seriously.
Han Qian also guessed that this was probably the most urgent problem that Emperor Tianyou wanted to solve.
Of course, in addition to the large-scale issues such as the regulation of the Jingxiang area and the construction of the Deng-Xiang defense line, the three princes also took charge of Junzhou, related to the governance of Junzhou, the use of copycat generals such as Zhou Pang, and the resettlement of fleeing villagers.
, which is what the third prince wants to answer in detail in front of Emperor Tianyou.
The slackness of the troops in Guanzhong was also a key reason why Liang Jun's strategic intentions were frustrated this time. If Emperor Liang was not stupid, he would definitely strengthen the control and regulation of the Guanzhong area in the future. In addition to Funiu Mountain and Tongbai Mountain in the Jingxiang area,
In addition to defense, defense at the eastern foot of the Qinling Mountains will also become extremely important.
This is exactly the important military task Junzhou faces.
To be able to defend Xichuan this time, the copycat forces have made a great contribution.
At least for the moment, it is necessary to integrate and strengthen the Shanzhai forces. Therefore, the establishment of a garrison military government under Junzhou still needs to be based on the Shanzhai forces to have any hope of rapid success.
Although the subsequent rule of Junzhou was based more on the loyalty of Zhou Peng and other copycat generals, this can only be regarded as a temporary strategy to treat the headache and the foot.
However, this is not because Han Qian lacks systematic thinking about the problems in the Jingxiang area.
The great Chu established its capital in Jinling, and all the systems were modeled on those of the previous dynasty. However, Emperor Tianyou led the Jianghuai elite to establish the Chu state in Jinling. The many complex realities faced by the Chu State were very different from those of the previous dynasty, and naturally many systematic problems arose.
Problems and disadvantages.
In Jinling and Xuzhou, Han Qian and his father Han Daoxun also had full discussions on these issues.
In fact, it was because his father, Han Daoxun, had a deep understanding of these problems that he firmly believed that major surgery and profound and extensive restructuring of the territory ruled by the Chu State were necessary to overcome these shortcomings.
However, Han Qian knew that if he really wanted to overcome the existing shortcomings in a short period of time, the restructuring would touch the interests of the existing forces too widely and deeply, and those who initiated the restructuring would definitely encounter a fierce counterattack from these forces.
Han Qian did not want his father to become a victim of the restructuring before. He tried every means to encourage his father to serve in Bianzhou. At this time, it was impossible for him to suggest more radical strategies to the third prince. Everything was aimed at temporarily stabilizing Deng Xiang's current situation.
Yes, as for the hidden dangers, that is something to consider later.
Han Qian and the others went south by land from Neixiang City, crossed the Han River from the river beach on the south side of the dilapidated Fan City, and entered Xiangzhou City.
As soon as they entered the city, Shen He accompanied the third prince directly to see Emperor Tianyou, Han Qian, Shen Yang and Xinchang Marquis Li Puze, together with the young general Yong from the guard camp who had less than 200 people left after the war, went to Jinxingfang
And go.
Shen He was the young eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, so he naturally had to return to serve Emperor Tianyou at this time. The third prince returned to Emperor Tianyou to talk about the relationship between father and son. Shen Yang, Xinchang Hou Li Pu and others had to go to Jinxingfang before receiving the summons.
Serve orders.
As for Han Qian, he is not qualified to accept the summons at this time.
Han Qian didn't think about it at all. He watched the army enter, making Xiangzhou City become crowded, but there was a strange feeling of vitality. Han Qian enjoyed this feeling very much.
When they were about to reach Jinxingfang, a group of people passed by Ma Xun, the envoy of the Tanzhou Festival, and others.
Seeing Ma Xun's bright armor and calm expression, Han Qian was quite surprised. When he heard the Marquis of Xinchang, Li Pu, hesitantly asked Shen Yang beside him: "Is it possible that Your Majesty has forgiven this man for abandoning the city and being defeated in the battle?"
Seeing Ma Xun, dozens of steps away, bowing his hands in this direction, Han Qian thought that Changhou Li Pu's guess might be true.
Shen Yang turned away at this moment to show his disgust and disdain for Ma Xun.
Li Pu, the Marquis of Xinchang, was expressionless. Although he had no need to offend Tanzhou, he also had no need to please Ma Xun.
Han Qian still had to consider the practical problems faced by Xuzhou and handed over to Ma Xun Gong as a return gesture.
Ma Xun also knew that he was not welcome, so he would not come over to seek embarrassment. He glanced at Shen Yang resentfully and then left with his entourage dejectedly.
After Ma Xun left, Han Qian saw that Shen Yang still looked resentful and said, "Your Majesty did not seize this opportunity to punish Ma Xun for abandoning the city and defeating him. Maybe he has some demands on Tanzhou?"
"Ma Xun abandoned the city and was defeated, not to mention the death of tens of thousands of generals. As a result, Sui and Ying were captured by the Liang army with almost no resistance. If this crime is not punished and the law is not shown, it will only chill the hearts of the generals. This is what Tanzhou has given
I can't make up for it even if I offer too many conditions." Of course Shen Yang could guess why Ma Xun could walk through the streets in Xiangzhou City with bright clothes and armor, but he still said it coldly and did not hide his feelings for him.
Dissatisfaction with the whole thing.
In the past, Han Qian might have thought Shen Yang was too stubborn, but thinking of the bloody corpses in Xichuan City, he remained silent.
In fact, if Ma Xun really dared to fight a tough battle, he even obeyed Du Chongtao's order and led his troops to break out at the Han River. He crossed tens of thousands of troops across the Han River and evacuated to Yicheng in the southeast of Xiangzhou City or Shimenling in the south. , they would not have been brutally annihilated at the northern foot of Dahong Mountain, the situation in the entire Jingxiang region would not have become as dangerous as it would later develop, and their defense of Xichuan City would not have been so difficult and tragic.