Seeing Yang Qin jumping out of the boat and commanding people to drag Xi Shetao's body ashore, Han Qian ordered Feng Liao behind him: "Prepare a good coffin and bury Xi Shetao's body first."
With his previous temper, Han Qian would have wanted to hang the bodies of the Xi family brothers on the top of Chenyang City or hang them on a flagpole in the city to expose them for three months. The issue he is considering now is more in-depth than before.
Although Zheng Hui himself comes from a wealthy family, he is not likely to introduce new policies such as land tax and unified registration of native residents in Chenzhou, but in any case, there is no need to stimulate the nerves of native residents if it is not necessary.
Han Qian was still thinking about whether he should send a boat to Datan Village to send the corpses of Xiying's three sons and Xi's family members in Qianyang City.
"When will we attack Yuanling? Is it our Shuiying's turn to attack Yuanling?" Yang Qin walked up to Han Qian and asked impatiently.
Han Qian "absconded" to Xuzhou and fought several battles. The soldiers of the infantry battalion charged at the front. In addition to harassing and blocking waterways in the past few years, the Shuiying camp also rammed and sank three enemy ships in the afternoon, which could barely be considered a battle.
fighting.
Yang Qin has no appetite for fighting.
Chenyang City is located on the west bank of Yuanshui River and the south bank of Chenshui River, backed by the hills at the northeastern foot of Longya Mountain. It is the connection point between Chenzhou Prefecture's Yuanling City and the southeastern important town of Xupu.
The Wuling Army occupied Jiming Village and Chenyang City, controlled Chenshui, and relied on Chenyang City to cut the Yuanshui River into upstream and downstream. In fact, Chenzhou, which mainly relied on Yuanshui to communicate with upstream and downstream counties, was completely cut off.
Come on.
If we continue to use troops, one option is to attack Datanzhai to the south and capture the entire Xupu County. Another option is to attack Yuanling City in the north to seize the political, economic, and cultural center of Chenzhou.
From the perspective of managing Xuzhou, it is natural to attack Datanzhai to the south first and occupy Xupu County, which is adjacent to Qianyang County.
Xupu County has more than one-third of Chenzhou's arable land and nearly half of its population. It is the only place in the middle and upper reaches of the Yuanjiang River that can meet the standards of a county. If Xupu is merged into Xuzhou, it will be greatly improved.
Although Yang Qin was born as the leader of Shuizhai, he was forced to leave Jiangzhou with the Han family and his son two or three years ago, formed a boat gang and traveled north. He also experienced the Jingxiang War, and his horizons improved. He knew that Xuzhou was still too far away.
Smaller.
If you really want to cooperate with the imperial court to suppress Tanzhou, you should send troops from Chenyang to attack Yuanling in the north. Only from Yuanling can you directly threaten Tanzhou's jurisdiction.
From Chenyang to Yuanling, there are mountains and cliffs on both sides of the Yuanshui River. If you don't want to go over mountains and ridges from the upper reaches of Chenshui River, the waterway is the most convenient and fastest way to enter and exit Yuanling.
After all, it’s Shuiying’s turn to be the main force!
Seeing Yang Qin's eager mood, Han Qian smiled slightly, turned around and saw Zhang Ping and Yao Xishui who were disguised as men. Chun Shisanniang came over and asked with a smile: "Yang Qin can't wait to ask Mr. Zheng for orders to attack."
Yuanling, when does Lord Zhang think we should attack Yuanling?"
Zhang Ping's left arm was disabled, and his sleeve was hanging empty. When he looked at the rippling river, he felt a bit desolate as if he was standing alone on the river bank. He pondered for a long time and said: "If we don't attack Yuanling, we will be in Chen."
Perhaps it would be better for Yang to sit guard and lure Tanzhou soldiers and horses into Yuanling."
During this period, Han Qian and Zhang Ping got along day and night and knew him very well, so it was not difficult to guess that he would say this.
In Han Qian's opinion, apart from Li Zhigao, Zhang Ping was probably the most insightful person in Wanhonglou. His vision was completely higher than that of Chai Jian, Li Chong, Zhou Yuan and others. Even Li Pu, the Marquis of Xinchang, was not as good as him.
He just didn't know how Wan Honglou allowed such a person to hide in palace confinement for so many years after purifying himself?
Or could it be said that Zhang Pingyuan was originally an eunuch?
Thinking of this, Han Qian was slightly startled. His doubts about Wanhonglou in the past seemed to be suddenly torn open by this thought.
The true origin of Wanhonglou may be revealed from the background of people like Zhang Ping.
Yao Xishui was still lamenting the success of conquering Jiming Village and Chenyang City. Han Qian was moved by his adoptive father's words. He must have been thinking the same thing in his heart. He asked in surprise: "If you don't attack Yuanling, you can lure Tan."
The state soldiers and horses are stationed in Yuanling?"
"We are mainly trying to contain Tanzhou from the southwest. Does Ms. Yao think that after we capture Ruanling, it is better to pin down part of Tanzhou's troops and horses in Wuling County to defend us, or is it more advantageous to directly introduce part of Tanzhou's troops and horses into Yuanling to contain us?
" Han Qian asked with a smile.
Introducing Tanzhou soldiers and horses into Yuanling can lengthen Tanzhou's defense line, allowing the imperial court to attack Tanzhouli from Ezhou, Jingzhou and Hongzhou, and Tanzhou will be more unable to deal with it.
In order to guard against Xuzhou, the Chenzhou surname forces previously gathered their main troops, horses, and military supplies to the southern front. Now that Tanzhou troops and horses are stationed in Yuanling, they need to transport grain and supplies from the rear, which will further aggravate the shortage within Tanzhou.
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In addition, although the Wuling Army captured Jiming Village and Chenyang City, and controlled the entire territory of Chenyang quite smoothly, and completely wiped out the main force of the Chenzhou Fan soldiers at Laoyao and Qixingpo, the Fan soldiers were so brave and warlike that the Wuling Army was unable to occupy such an area.
On the advantageous battlefield, thousands of casualties still accumulated.
The forces of the Chenzhou surname have not surrendered, and Xiang Jianlong, Yang Zaili and others will not be completely careless in Xuzhou. It is difficult to control the entire territory of Chen and Xuzhou with only three to four thousand troops of the Wuling Army.
, and then go to contain some of Tanzhou's elite combat forces.
Not only was it inappropriate to attack Yuanling at this time, Han Qian even felt that there was no need to rush to attack Datan Village, and there was no need to rush to capture the entire Xupu County. They could just firmly control Chenyang City for the time being.
Through Laolongtou, soldiers, horses, and supplies can be transported more conveniently from the south of Longya Mountain.
If Jinling did not dare to cut off the vassalage of Tanzhou decisively at this time, and still wanted to continue to squeeze the potential of the Wuling Army, Han Qian felt that such a court would have no lingering sense of loyalty.
Han Qian and Zhang Ping exchanged views and then went to see Zheng Hui together.
Zheng Hui also knew that it was not advisable to over-squeeze the potential of the Wuling Army. The chips in their hands were too small and they could only win but not lose. Even if they suffered a slight setback, the local surnames in the territory would be ready to take action. If they were not careful enough, they would be doomed.
The tragic ending.
Han Qian talked about sending the corpses of Xiying's third son to Datan Village, and Zheng Hui agreed.
"Please three adults allow Xunqiao to transport the coffin to Datan Village." Xi Xunqiao asked in the meeting hall.
Han Qian was slightly startled, looked at Xi Xunqiao and said, "Tanzhou has not yet been decided. Xiying will never hand over Datan Village and Xupu County to surrender easily at this time."
"Xiying is very cunning. Even if he won't give up Xupu County easily at this time, he won't kill me easily," Xi Xunqiao said. "And when I went to Datan Village, I never thought about persuading Xiying to surrender. I just wanted to persuade him to surrender.
Xiying remains stationary and waits to see how the situation changes!"
Han Qian saw Zheng Hui looking over to ask for his opinion and nodded slightly.
Since Xi Xunqiao has the courage to go see Xiying, it would be extremely beneficial to them if they could persuade Xiying to stand still.
The potential of Xupu is too great. If Xiying continues to squeeze it, he can still gather two to three thousand soldiers. Even the big customers will send troops and food under the threat of strong force.
They don't want to attack Datan Village at this time, but Xiying sends troops from Datan Village to harass Chenyang, Wukou and even Qianyang City. They will undoubtedly still have to bear great pressure.
Being able to persuade Xiying to stand still will undoubtedly allow them to concentrate their forces and better attract and contain the Tanzhou soldiers and horses entering Yuanling.
The Yue Fan people in Chenxu Mountain did not lack insightful people like Xi Xunqiao, but they lacked a stage for their performance. They also did not lack brave generals like Xishehu, but they lacked commanders who could control them well.
Han Qian recently sorted out the historical fragments in his dreams and discovered that when the Central Plains was torn to pieces by the Liang-Jin War, in southwestern Hunan and central Guizhou, there was a strong rise of the Shanyue surname, which once divided and ruled the upper reaches of the Yuanshui River.
It lasted for hundreds of years, and it was not until four or five hundred years later that the country was completely integrated into the rule of the central government when the reform was implemented.
Han Qian also didn't know whether stronger lords would emerge from the Shanyue people in Jingzhou or even the states in central Guizhou further upstream in the future, but he believed that the historical trends of the two states of Chen and Xu had been shaped by him to a certain extent.
The direction has been reversed.
"Since Xunqiao is willing to go to Datatan Village to lobby for Xiying, then I will go to Jiming Village now to widen the post road from Jiming Village to Longya City!" Han Qian said.
If Xiying was initially persuaded by Xi Xunqiao to agree to stand still at Datan Village, in order to show his sincerity, the Shuiying warships would not be able to pass through the Yuanshui River in front of Datan Village, so as not to irritate Xiying's sensitive and fragile nerves.
In that case, this old post road passing through Longya City would be the main lifeline that maintains the connection between Xuzhou and Chenyang.
Zheng Hui and Zhang Ping were commanding troops to contain the enemy forces in Qianyang City, and Han Qian was in charge of logistics and supplies, so he was naturally more busy at this time.
"If Mr. Han doesn't mind, can Xishui accompany Mr. Han to take a look at the mountains and rivers on the northern slope of Longya Mountain?" Yao Xishui's beautiful eyes looked like autumn water and stared at Han Qian and asked.
Han Qian glanced at Yao Xishui and thought to himself, if Zhang Ping, who was now over forty years old, was an eunuch before he lurked into the palace, then what were the origins of Yao Xishui and Chun Shisanniang?
Based on Yao Xishui's age, she was only four or five years old when Da Chu Jianguo and Wan Honglou appeared in Jinling. Even though Chun Shisanniang was older at the time, she was only eight or nine years old. What are their origins?
Or is it purely an orphan girl abducted or adopted from elsewhere by Wan Honglou and Xinchang Houfu?
"Why, Mr. Han is not willing?" Yao Xishui asked again when he saw that Han Qian was silent for a long time.
Han Qian was slightly startled and said, "Miss Yao, if you don't mind the hard work, then come with me."
During this period, Yao Xishui and Chun Shisanniang lived with Zhang Ping in Longya City, and they showed great achievements in the construction of Wuliu River Dividing Weir and Longya City, the unified registration of natives and guests promoted by Xuzhou, and the new land tax.
strong interest.
Han Qian didn't care whether Yao Xishui and Chun Shisanniang were secretly learning something, so he immediately took them to bid farewell to Zheng Hui and Zhang Ping and return to Jiming Village.
