The war in the south was not worth mentioning in Huang Zhong's eyes. Those who fought against him were just farmers with scraps of copper and iron. No, they didn't even have scraps of copper or iron. Some even held wooden sticks and acted like traitors.
When the soldiers held large shields and pressed towards them, the peasants threw the stones in their hands, which was their only long-range weapon.
They didn't understand military affairs or even military formations, so they rushed over in a chaotic manner, relying entirely on their own ignorance and recklessness. When the Han army took out the yellow crossbows, the war was almost over, and the people in front were killed by the yellow crossbows.
During the harvest, the huge and rapid casualties frightened these farmers who only relied on temporary courage. They threw away their equipment in fear, turned around and ran away.
In an instant, chaos arose among the enemy formations. They trampled and collided with each other. Even the infantry of the Han army collapsed before they fully engaged them. They had no middle-level generals. These peasants were completely private slaves of the other generals. The generals
There will also be a supervisory officer, usually one's own nephew, to drive these peasants from the rear.
Huang Zhong did not kill these peasants. Looking at these cowardly, fearful, and trembling peasants, he could not let the soldiers go on a killing spree. Most of the soldiers killed were killed by crossbows or accidentally killed by Tongze.
Most of the others were captured, and the rest fled back home.
Such a military force, no, this is not a military force at all. How did he defeat Funan? Huang Zhong was very confused about this. However, since he had defeated the opponent, Huang Zhong no longer thought about it.
In the Chenla Kingdom, Huang Zhong had neither garrison troops nor appointed officials. There were many forests and rains here, and only a small part of the land was suitable for farming.
Huang Zhong only occupied a few ports around the two countries and recruited their ships and shipwrights.
Despite their lack of national strength, these small countries are still relatively advanced in the shipbuilding industry. After all, unlike the big Han people, they have less cultivated land, most of the people have been engaged in fishing and hunting, and they often go to sea. Their boats are small.
But it had a flat bottom. This format seemed to arouse great interest among the Han shipwrights, and they began to study it.
Huang Zhong came to the Navy not long ago, and he only knew some tactical strategies and knew nothing about shipbuilding. He did not interfere in these matters. Wang Fu, on the other hand, was very interested in this and often communicated with Xu Rong, the captain of the water transport school.
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In Luoyang, hundreds of officials did not know the true situation. They were overjoyed to hear that no one in the Han army was killed. For many years, the Han Dynasty had never lost a single battle against foreign enemies, and now such an exaggerated record made these officials even more excited.
They kept talking about it, and it was all thanks to the emperor and the wise men like himself. The emperor knew the inside story. Huang Zhong reported to the emperor in detail the small battle in the south.
However, seeing that this achievement was quite inspiring and made the people happy, he did not explain too much and gave Huang Zhong some extra rewards, which made Huang Zhong feel a little uneasy. Wang Fu did not participate in this battle.
, but many people believe that he had meritorious service in the war. The ministers did not agree with this. However, even though he had no meritorious service in the war, he did quite well overseas.
Some prototypes of county towns have appeared in Yizhou and even on many overseas islands. The range that the navy can sail has gradually expanded, and is no longer limited to around Yangzhou. In comparison, Xingzi'ang in the north is still
Construction on Chidao has not started, and it has been several months since he left Luoyang, but so far, he has not made any progress in the north.
Instead, he also looked for Zhang He, Yang Qiu and other ministers. The three of them did not know what they were plotting.
After four months, the patience of the ministers was gradually exhausted. Some people said that Xing Ziang did not know political affairs.
Luoyang, which had been unstable due to the prince's affairs, suddenly fell into a new turmoil. Many people petitioned and demanded severe punishment for Xing Zi'ang's crime. Unfortunately, since Wang Fu and Xing Zi'ang were sent abroad, the emperor rarely held court discussions.
Usually Yuan Feng, Cui Shi, Zhang Wen, Cai Yong, and Cao Song were pulled over to conduct secret spies, and the officials did not know the inside story.
Xing Ziang indeed had other plans. He had great ambitions and was not satisfied with Wang Fu's strategy of running the five states together. After he rushed to the north in person, he learned that the north was vast and merged with Jizhou, with many mountains and rivers.
, even if there are Chidao, it can only satisfy the communication between states. However, transportation in various counties is still extremely difficult.
If you want to carry out large-scale construction, then do the best, and don't let future generations complain in the future. Xing Ziang noticed it, and reported to the emperor, hoping that the emperor could support his big plan. The emperor had great trust in Xing Ziang,
After taking inventory of the treasury, the emperor agreed to Xing Ziang's petition, sent Zhang He to help, and asked the governors of various states to provide full assistance.
Under such circumstances, Xing Ziang began to draw an extremely detailed map of the north, including Bing, Ji, You, He, Xin, and even Three Hans, all covered by him, exploring, visiting, and planning.
He also summoned dozens of local celebrities and asked for advice. Xing Ziang's policy was beneficial to the entire northern states, and these celebrities did not refuse.
After careful planning for nearly four months, the draft has been formed, but Xing Ziang still has not started the construction. On the one hand, he does not want to make any mistakes along the way. On the other hand, the people's labor required to start the construction is huge, and he has to wait for the autumn harvest to pass.
, but also to give the people time to cultivate. When October came, Xing Ziang immediately ordered many prefects and county magistrates to start construction!!
Xing Ziang's purpose is to establish a rough road line throughout the north to connect counties and counties so that vehicles and horses can pass more conveniently. Of course, the vehicle and boat tax that the court can collect will also be increased many times, which will be of great help to the court in the future.
It is also beneficial in terms of taxes. Xing Ziang believes that even if Wen Renggong is still here, he will agree to his plan.
The people were still a little confused about this matter, but after the county magistrates from various places came forward, they were quickly organized and started construction. The materials and money were all brought from the treasury, and some were specially gifted by the emperor.
, ordered the local government to use it directly, but Zhang He had to personally supervise it to avoid corruption. The people started construction enthusiastically.
Since construction started in most areas at the same time, Xing Ziang became extremely busy, his whereabouts were unpredictable, and he was monitoring everywhere. Fortunately, Zhang He's embroidered messengers were everywhere. Otherwise, Xing Ziang alone might not be able to carry out the work at the same time. In addition,
I would also like to thank the provincial governors from various places. These governors and postal supervisors all assisted in the process. As soon as Xing Ziang started construction, he scared the entire Luoyang ministers.
Is this going to build Chidao all over the five states?
Of course, Xing Ziang only built some small roads in counties and counties, not large Chidao. If Chidao were to be spread all over the north, the national finances would not be able to support it, at least, not currently.