In Liangzhou at the end of February, the weather had warmed up, and it was raining lightly. Su Hongyu had to scout and report the latest movements of Lu Qingxia and others. She opened the door of the study, walked behind Li Zhigao, and gently hugged his muscular body from behind.
waist, said:
"Madam, they are still going to Qinzhou..."
"Oh, if they insist on doing this, we can only let them do it!" Li Zhigao sighed lightly. He didn't feel any surprise. In fact, Lu Qingxia and others abandoned more than 200 armors half a month ago.
Mianyang, he had expected this.
Once powerful and even threatening the Central Plains Dynasty, the Tubo people ruled from Songfan in the east to Longxi, Guazhou and other places in the west. After they fell into a torn civil strife seventy years ago, the core areas under their control have been at war for decades.
Tribes in Fan, Longxi and other places also took the opportunity to escape from Tubo control.
At this time, the Songfan area located in the northwest of Shu Kingdom was home to many Qiang tribes, but they were not very powerful and had not yet been penetrated and controlled by the more powerful Pingxia people in the north.
If Lu Qingxia and the others really wanted to establish themselves in Songfan, no matter how difficult it was, they would bring more than 200 armors to Songfan; and with more than 200 elite armored soldiers, it would not be difficult to win a place among the Songfan tribes.
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Afterwards, together with the descendants of the Han military garrison households in this area who had earlier moved westward, as well as the familiar Qiang who had served in the interior in the early years, there was even a chance for development and growth.
However, this is a road destined to be arduous and arduous. Lu Qingxia, Zhou Yuan and others did not choose to take this road, but it is also consistent with their usual style.
Li Zhigao also decided to put these things behind him.
In the past half month, Liangzhou Yizhi surrendered to Daliang. The hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians did not appear in the chaos they were worried about. They accepted this fact much calmer than they expected. Li Zhigao and the others were also quite surprised.
Thinking about it calmly, in addition to a large amount of grain being transported northward through Lizhou, the generals and their families who had experienced months of hunger and famine were able to recuperate. Perhaps it was the generals, military attachés and even the lower-level soldiers in the army who had suffered so much in recent years.
, do they have a sense of identification with Han Qian and Tang Yijun that they have never noticed before?
Although this fact is somewhat frustrating, it is also conducive to stabilizing the situation in Liangzhou, so that there is no need to worry about being taken advantage of by powerful enemies in the current critical situation.
"Husband, do you think it is possible for Han Qian to defend Heluo?" Su Hongyu asked.
The gains and losses of Heluo are not only crucial to the overall situation of the world, but also to the dilapidated Liangzhou where they live.
Although Han Qian did not make too many demands on them at this time, they really wanted to do nothing now, but they calmly accepted the continuous flow of grain from Shu, and regarded it as an opportunity to rest and recuperate with peace of mind.
After Han Qian finally stabilized the situation in Heluo, even if Han Qian was magnanimous, how could his subordinates Feng Liao, Guo Rong, Gao Shao, Tian Cheng, etc., as well as the generals of the old Liang Army, have any good looks towards them?
Why don't you try every possible means to torment them?
At this time, they chose to integrate more actively into Daliang, and even more actively helped Han Qian contain the Chu army in Xiangfan and the Mongol troops in Guanzhong. If Han Qian could not hold Heluo, then Liangzhou would inevitably become
Mengwu's next sure target will not give them a chance to breathe again.
"Whether Han Qian can hold Heluo, the next battle is crucial, and if the Mongols enter the new flood season in mid-to-late May, they will not be able to capture Yanshi, Hulao Pass, Mangshan, etc.
In the northern area of Luoyang, Han Qian will have a longer respite. When the Songnan Plank Road and Shuanglonggou Plank Road are widened, Luoyang City also builds warships and integrates them into the navy. It will be difficult for the Mongols to attack Heluo again.
Of course - of course, the key here still depends on whether Jinling will send troops to take back Hehuai," Li Zhigao frowned and said, "But no matter what, I will call Deng Tai, and Zhang Song will lead 10,000 troops to garrison Yun.
Yang, together with Chai Jian who is stationed at Fangling, contain Zhou Bingwu and Zhao Zhen!"
Wusu Dashi and Xiao Yiqing are currently urging Zhao Mengji and Wang Xiaoxian to lead their troops to participate in the Heluo War. Before the Heluo War comes to an end, it is unrealistic for the Mongol and Uighur troops to attack Shu or attack Liangzhou.
Whether it's the Chencang Road or the Tangluo Road, it twists and turns for hundreds of miles deep in the Qinling Mountains. There are steep terrains at both ends that are easy to defend and difficult to attack. They want to threaten the enemy in Guanzhong with these troops.
, it won’t have much good effect.
In comparison, Kong Xirong already occupied Lantian Pass in Shangluo, which leads to Wuguan Road from the north. The soldiers could directly penetrate into the Guanzhong Plain and contain a large number of enemy troops.
In the same way, they currently occupy Yunyang, Fangling, Jingyun and other cities in the upper reaches of the Han River. Going east, they can threaten Canglang City and the western area of Xiangzhou. They can better contain the Chu army and create opportunities for the Liang-Chu peace talks.
A more favorable situation.
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The first phase of the Heluo War came to an end due to the arrival of the cold flood season, and the defenders also got a rare and short respite. However, by the end of February, the weather in Heluo and other places had also warmed up, and the ice dams blocking the rivers had also stopped.
It will completely melt soon, and in a few days, the flooded areas in the shallow siltation areas on both sides of the Yiluo River mouth will recede.
From that moment until the Yuhe summer and autumn flood season approaches in mid- to late May, there will be a time window for the second phase of the Heluo War.
Standing at the top of the eastern foothills of Mang Mountain, you can see more than a hundred warships being divided into several teams for drills in Caowei Lake, which stretches seven or eight miles north of Mengzhou.
After the sudden change in Heshuo, a Liangjun navy, namely the Youlou Fleet, withdrew from the lower reaches of the Huaihe River to Mizhou.
During the Hehuai War last year, the Sima family and Xu Mingzhen surrendered to Dongliang one after another, and the local forces and garrisons in Mi, Deng, Lai, Yi and other prefectures originally located in the eastern part of the Shandong Peninsula also surrendered.
Su Qing, the commander of the right building naval force who retreated to Mizhou, was originally a direct general appointed by Emperor Zhu Yu of the Liang Dynasty. When the soldiers and horses in Mizhou surrendered, and even after a considerable number of the right building naval commanders surrendered to the enemy without authorization, he still
He insisted on leading more than 4,000 naval officers to retreat to the island.
However, after the death of Emperor Zhu Yu of the Liang Dynasty and the news that Chan was in Han Qian, Su Qing was eventually kidnapped by his generals, and the last remaining naval force of the right wing fleet was surrendered to the enemy.
Manpower was always limited, and neither Zhu Yu nor Han Qian could prevent this incident from happening.
The right building fleet army fell behind the enemy and was almost split into three parts: one part was incorporated into Xu Si's army, the other part was incorporated into Dongliang Forbidden Army for Zhu Rang, and some generals were begged by the Mongols, and they were all incorporated at this time
In the Mengzhou Navy Camp, it is used to strengthen the control of the middle and upper reaches of the Yu River and the Wei River, Jing River, Beiluo River and other waterways.
Seeing that the Mengzhou navy of the Mongol people was also quite large, and Luoyang had not even processed the first batch of shipbuilding timber, Han Qian could only order the timber to be built between Baima Village and Longshou Village in the middle reaches of the Yiluo River.
The piles were driven into the river bed, and the long
The iron ropes blocked the river together to prevent enemy warships from driving directly through the Yiluo River and directly crossing to Yanshi and Luoyang.
Baima Village and Longshou Village were built on the cliffs on the north and south sides of Baima Gorge in the middle reaches of the Yiluo River. Not only is Baima Gorge only a hundred feet wide, it is convenient to use iron cables and wooden stakes to add cyclone cannons, bed crossbows and other war weapons in the villages on both sides.
Blocking the river, at the same time, the terrain of the two villages is narrow, dangerous and steep, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is easy to intercept the enemy's horse and infantry crossing the river to launch an attack.
However, Baima Gorge is more than fifty miles away from the mouth of Yiluo River.
This also means that in the next war, the enemy can control this section of the river with the help of naval warships and cooperate with its horse and infantry to fight on both sides. The defenders in Gongxian will be overwhelmed by the mighty river water after the ice is lifted.
The Luohe River is divided into two parts. Unless they go around the pontoon bridge on the west side of Baima Gorge, which is fifty or sixty miles away, they can no longer coordinate their operations.
As far as the situation is concerned, the upcoming second phase of the war is not conducive to the defenders...
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The transportation capacity of the Songnan Plank Road is still limited, and large-scale men, horses, war equipment and supplies cannot be transported at the same time.
Since it was decided to make Luoyang the capital, in addition to setting up Nannei Shifu in East Lake, Zhao Wuji was appointed as the governor of Nanneishi Prefecture, Guo Duanduo was appointed as chief historian, and Zhao Qi was appointed as Sima, together with Ji Xiyao, Lin Zongjing, Zhao Yiming, Han Chengmeng, Chen Zhiyong, Wen Ruilin, and Guo Quan.
They were responsible for the communication and negotiation with Donghu and Chaochu Prefectures and with Chu Ting, striving to get all the members of the Han Palace and Secret Service personnel safely out of Jinling, and the rest of the Zhizhi Palace personnel had to move to Luoyang.
Even for Liyang Academy, there were two thousand teachers and students this time. Along with Wang Jun, Zhao Ting'er, Xi Lin, Du Yijun, Du Qiniang, Chen Jitang, Zhao Laoguan, Xi Chang and others were the first to arrive in Luoyang in mid-February.
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When Zhu Wen established the Liang Kingdom, he mainly followed the old system of the previous dynasty, but with some differences.
In the early days of Bianjing, Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province were merged into Zhongshu Menxia Province, which was responsible for the three powers of government, military, and supervision with the Privy Council and Yushitai. The Zhongshu Menxia Province was headed by Shi Zhong, who was in charge of the de facto prime minister.
Confidential, participate in state affairs, review edicts, sign memorials, have the power of enfeoffment, and issue government orders.
The Shangshu Province does not have a Shangshu order, and is governed by left and right servants, who are actually deputy prime ministers and participate in state affairs. They have six departments and twenty-four departments including officials, etiquette, military, punishment, household, and industry, and are actually responsible for the execution of the edicts.
Han Qianyujia personally came to the front line and personally commanded the defensive battle of Yiluo River. Feng Liao, Guo Rong, Gao Shao, Wen Muqiao, Gu Qian, Chen Youtong, Lei Jiuyuan, Zhu Juezhong and others were in Luoyang City.
Eat dry food in your spare time.
In addition to comprehensively implementing the new system of land redemption, they sorted out the military status of the old Liangjun generals and the local relations in more than 50 counties in Heluo, added new recruitment agencies, promoted the construction of naval forces, and strengthened the repair of Heluo city walls and roads.
In addition to mobilizing the existing grain and fodder materials in the Heluo area to the maximum extent, we also followed Han Qian's intention to innovate the Luoyang central organization.
It can be said that all aspects of the work are being promoted non-stop. It is also the unremitting efforts of Feng Liao and others. The frontline battlefields are fully supplied with food, fodder and military supplies, and the morale and morale of the generals have also remained relatively stable.
Regardless of the reconciliation and compromise with Chu Ting in order to concentrate on resisting the Mongolian and Dongliang armies, or Heluo, Tangyi currently only actually occupies more than 90 counties in fifteen states, with a population of four million.
Based on the actual situation, it is inconvenient for Liang Guo to continue to claim dynasty.
The demotion of Daliang to the state was not only advocated by Zhu Yu himself, but also recognized by generals such as Gu Qian, Chen Youtong, Zhu Juezhong, Lei Jiuyuan, Jing Hao, Jing Zhen, Han Yuanqi, and Chen Kun.
In fact, the original idea of Gu Chen and others was to support Zhu Zhen as a vassal to the Chu court after he ascended the throne.
Daliang was no longer called a dynasty, but was downgraded to a country. Han Qian also called himself the king, and his generals called him "junshang". The central organization in Luoyang had to be reshaped accordingly, and it also needed to be able to follow Tangyi.
Zhizhifu is integrated.
Everyone finally advocated changing the Zhongshu Menxia Province and Shangshu Province into the Left and Right Internal History Office, the Yushitai into the Supervisory Office, and the Privy Council into the Military Intelligence Staff Office.
As a result, the Zuo Neishi Mansion was incorporated into the authority of the General Affairs Department of the Tangyi Zhifu Government, and Gu Qian and Guo Rong were appointed as the left and right governors of the Zuo Neishi Mansion, accompanying Han Qian. They were responsible for handling secrets, drafting, issuing edicts, and taking charge of
The right to review and refute memorials.
The Neishi Mansion on the right was incorporated into the powers of the Tangyi Capital Secretary. The edicts drafted by the Neishi Mansion on the left were implemented by the Neishi Mansion after Han Qian's decision. The six ministries and twenty-four divisions under the original jurisdiction of the Shangshu Province were downgraded and restructured.
It is the six divisions and twenty-four slots under the jurisdiction of You Neishi Mansion. Feng Liao and Zhou Daoyuan, the former minister of the Ministry of Industry of Liang, are the left and right governors of You Neishi Mansion.
The Military Intelligence Staff Office is in charge of commanding and dispatching military troops and horses, with Gao Shao and Jing Hao as the left and right supervisors.
The Supervisory Office has the power to supervise all officials, with Yuan Guowei and Zhu Juezhong as the left and right supervisors.
On the left and right, the governor of the Internal History Office, the military intelligence staff office supervisor, the supervisory office supervisor, Lei Jiuyuan, and Wen Muqiao all had the title of deputy governor and discussed the state affairs together. Generally speaking, they implemented the group-level system just like the Chu court at this time.
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After Wang Jun, Zhao Ting'er, and Xi Rong arrived in Luoyang, they did not directly participate in the highest-level military and political decisions like they did in East Lake. This was also to avoid conflict with the old Liang tradition that the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics.
In addition to Xi Rong, the governor of the inner court, who is actually responsible for the guards and operations of the inner court, Zhao Ting'er, Du Qiniang, and Xiangyun are responsible for the construction and development of the comprehensive university, the medical hospital, the carrier pigeon department, and other institutions that were not available in the Liang Kingdom before; Wang
Junze went directly to Han Qian.
In addition to the command and dispatch of the frontline battlefield, a large number of edicts and memorials also required more people to assist Han Qian in handling them.
During the first phase of the war, Han Yuanqi and Chen Kun's troops suffered high casualties. They subsequently withdrew to Yanshi and rested on the Baima Gorge front line. Later, they will be responsible for the bottom defense of the entire pocket formation.
In the past half month, a new group of grassroots military attachés and veterans have re-enlisted from the counties in Huaixi and rushed to Luoyang via the Songnan Plank Road to join the army. They and thousands of new recruits from Heluo were used to supplement the army.
The consumption of Han Yuanqi and Chen Kun in the previous stage of the war.
Jing Hao was appointed as the Right Supervisor of the Military Intelligence Staff Office. His troops were led by deputy generals Su Mu, Shen Peng, Zhao Ci and others who were both Zhu Yu's direct relatives and core generals of the old Liang Army. They entered the villages at the northwest foot of Songshan Mountain and, as a whole,
The south side of the pocket formation is preparing for the second phase of the offensive.
The entire pocket formation defense line has Baima Gorge and Yanshi City as its base, the villages at the northwest foot of Songshan Mountain in the south of Yiluo River as its upper side, the east ridge of Mangshan Mountain as its lower side, and the mouth of Hulao Pass and Xixuansi Village at the east foot of Mangshan Mountain.
Assemble 50,000 of the most elite soldiers and horses, let the enemy troops advance by land and water along the lower reaches of the Yiluo River, and wear down the enemy troops little by little until they can no longer hold on and finally give up their ambition to capture Heluo.
Considering that the enemy will borrow boats to cross the Yu River in the next stage of the battle, it is very likely that they will try to open up a new battlefield from a small-scale landing in Mengjin, and try to penetrate southward across the relatively stable terrain on the west side of Mang Mountain.
Han Qian then sent Li Xiu, Li Qi and Wang
Three people from Zang and 200 military attachés were transferred from Shangluo to Mengjin, and Li Xiu was also appointed as the magistrate of Mengjin County. A total of 10,000 local warriors were recruited from the local area, as well as Liang Jun generals who had been reorganized into the camp after being healed, and two new brigades were formed.
Organize a defense line between the northern part of Mengjin and the Mang Mountain in the northwest of Yanshi.
Zhu Zhen finally calmly accepted the fact that her father Zhu Yu had abdicated the position of leader of the Liang Kingdom to Han Qian. Her only request was that she hoped to continue to lead the army in Shangluo to avenge her father's death.
Han Qian agreed to Zhu Zhen's request. On the basis of the remaining soldiers of Yongzhou, in addition to transferring more than 2,000 sick and wounded soldiers to Xichuan City via Wuguan for rest and recuperation, Han Qian also merged the veteran Longque Army soldiers under Li Qi into his army.
Under his command, a new heavy armored infantry brigade was formed, together with the four generals Cao Ba, Han Bao, Lin Sheng, and Wen Yuan, they served under Kong Xirong and continued to contain the enemy forces in Guanzhong from the direction of Shangluo and Lantian.
Kong Xirong's elite three brigades of Zhu Zhen, Han Bao, and Lin Sheng in the direction of Shangluo and Lantian are enough. At present, Wen Yuan's troops and part of the reserve troops are mainly deployed in Xichuan and Jingzikou to guard against Zhao Zhen's Youwu Xiang Army.
——In the follow-up, you can even use Li Zhigao to follow Chen Cang, Tang Luo and others to contain some of the enemy forces in Guanzhong.
It was also after Wang Jun, Zhao Ting'er and others rushed to Luoyang that the news that Li Zhigao accepted the canonization and led the army and people of Liangzhou to join the Liang Kingdom reached Luoyang.
Luoyang has not yet established a pigeon nest, nor has the first batch of carrier pigeons been hatched. The ability of carrier pigeons to return home over long distances cannot be used for rapid communication. At present, external messages coming into Luoyang can only be delivered through the most traditional methods.
The messenger starting from Liangzhou crossed the mountains at the southeastern foot of the Qinling Mountains, arrived at Jingzikou, took the Wuguan Road to Huayang, and then took the Shuanglonggou Plank Road to reach the big tent at the east foot of the Mang Mountains.
A messenger loses a layer of skin every time he goes on a journey.
When Wang Jun entered the Mang Mountain Dongling tent and formally assisted Han Qian in handling military and political affairs, although Han Qian and Feng Yi rushed to Liangzhou to recruit troops without making any requests, Li Zhigao still followed the rules and asked his son Li Zhi and
Chai Jian's second son Chai Zhi and others rushed to Luoyang and arrived at the Dongling tent in Mangshan to see Han Qian.
Li Zhigao was a late married man in his time. His eldest son Li Zhi was only seventeen years old this year, two years younger than Chai Jian's second son Chai Zhi. After such a big change in the past year, Li Zhi, Chai Zhi and others
He has also become more mature than his peers.
Since Li Zhigao and Chai Jian insisted on sending their sons Li Zhi and Chai Zhi to Luoyang as hostages, Feng Liao and others originally proposed to give them a false title and live in Guanyi to support them. Han Qian thought that Luoyang Comprehensive School would soon be operational.
So Li Zhi, Chai Zhi and others entered the school to learn new things.
Li Zhigao accepted the recruitment and canonization, which did not surprise Han Qian. Han Qian did not even think about the possibility of Li Zhigao rejecting him.
Of course, if Li Zhigao is held hostage by Lu Qingxia and others and refuses to accept their conditions, Han Qian is also prepared to make the Heluo war more difficult and more brutal, and must let Kong Xirong lead an elite force from the west bank of the Danjiang River and the north bank of the Han River.
Psychological preparation for entering Liangzhou.
At that time, at the cost of returning Liangzhou, they will join forces with the Shu army to wipe out the already weakened Liangzhou rebels, so that the Shu army can play a greater role in containing them.
The current situation is certainly better than imagined. Not only can Li Zhigao send troops from Liangzhou to contain the enemy forces to the west of Yongzhou - even if Liangzhou does not send troops, the enemy will not dare to ignore the defense on the west side. At the same time, Han Qian does not have to worry
Zhao Zhen also dared to threaten Guangzhou and Dengzhou from Fancheng and Suiyang.
At this time, Han Qian could order to transfer the 5,000 soldiers from Deng and Jun states who had surrendered to Heluo via the Shuanglonggou plank road. Although there were indeed more than 10,000 soldiers from Deng and Jun states, the principle was that
Tangyi has always had the principle of "leaving a few people in each household to work on the farm and not to recruit all the troops". In fact, only more than 5,000 strong soldiers were recruited into the camp through normal recruitment.
This group of soldiers was used by Emperor Tianyou to strengthen Deng Jun's defense line against Liang in the early years. They farmed and guarded the fields in peacetime, trained during leisure periods, and went to camps to participate in defense during wartime. They all had a strong training foundation and could be directly used as recruits.
, used to supplement the casualties incurred by Feng Xuan, Zhou Pang, Su Lie, Xue Chuan and other troops in the first phase of the Heluo War.
In addition, Lin Jiang and a group of other generals from the Chishan Hui and the Tangyi Navy were ordered to be transferred to Luoyang to take charge of the construction of the Yique Lake Water Camp Dazhai and the Luoyang Naval Army Preliminary Recruitment and Training, including a combat brigade and a boat bridge brigade.
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In other words, the situation in the next phase of the war that is about to break out is unfavorable to Heluo. However, after experiencing the first phase of the war, the scale and combat effectiveness of Heluo's troops have not been reduced, and have even been strengthened.
Although large-scale supplies cannot be delivered in a short period of time, doctors and a large amount of trauma drugs have fully protected the armies.
The old Liang Army only had specialized medical officers at the capital level, who were responsible for leading several students to be responsible for the medical treatment of generals and soldiers. This was barely enough when stationed in the camp during non-war times, but during the war, there were many medical officers every day.
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers were injured and treated for injuries. There were three to five thousand troops in one city, and the number of injured soldiers could reach 30 to 40 percent at most. How could such a small amount of manpower be used?
Not to mention ensuring adequate medication.
In the past few years in Huaixi and Xuzhou, first of all, with the support and promotion of Han Qian, the medical schools have trained doctors to study and research based on human anatomy - this can be said to be a taboo, but fortunately they have continued to fight in these years.
, taking enemy corpses for autopsy, the internal disputes were still quieter - the level of surgical trauma treatment had already surpassed many in the world.
Artificial large-scale planting of medicinal materials has become large-scale in Xuzhou, Donghu, Huaiyang and other places, including the cultivation of datura introduced to China in the early years of the previous dynasty, as well as aconite, aroids, sheep ducks, aconite and other anesthetic drugs.
And research, trial, is the focus that Han Qian emphasized, which ensures the supply of surgical trauma drugs during large-scale wars.
Another point is the size of the doctors accompanying the army. Before the Hehuai War, the Tangyi Army had already been able to allocate one full-time doctor to a hundred-man army.
At present, Han Qian needs to retain enough troops on the southern front as a deterrent, but as long as there is no war on the southern front, medical and other auxiliary personnel can be mobilized on a large scale from Lin Haizheng, Zhao Wuji, Yang Qin, Tan Yuliang and other departments to serve as a deterrent.
Strengthen Han Yuanqi, Jing Zhen, Su Mu, Chen Kun, Shen Peng and other old Liang army units, improve fortification construction, armor repair, injury and illness treatment and even military intelligence reconnaissance, transmission and mobilization of soldiers, training and other aspects
Ability.
There will be no adjustments to the generals and command attachés at all levels of the old Liang Army, but the addition of a large number of combat staff, engineers, doctors and other auxiliary personnel will not only improve the combat effectiveness of the old Liang Army, but it will also be substantial, but will not be affected by the old Liang Army.
Liang Jun's generals and soldiers rejected the fusion.
Han Qian is currently more worried about the progress of the Jinling peace talks.
In any case, the southern front may still have the strength to win a short-term large-scale war, but the northern and southern fronts are simultaneously involved in a long-term and brutal tug-of-war. This is really too difficult for Daliang at this time.