Moreover, there would be no harm in letting Wei Xiaokuan and Yuchi Jiong fight to defeat both sides. Especially this can greatly weaken the number of Northern Zhou defenders in Lantian.
Judging from the current situation in Chang'an, Yu Wensheng and his son or Liang Rui, who do not have many troops left in the north, should not have the courage to go south to support Yang Jian. For them, supporting Yang Jian is obviously not a suitable decision.
Firstly, if Yang Jian can successfully escape from Chang'an and go north, then they will be out-and-out heroes. Yang Jian must rely on them whether he is willing or not; secondly, far in the north, Li Xingchen and Yu Wenxian will all
They would not go on an expedition to find trouble for them at this time, so even if Yang Jian did not escape, as long as they could restrain the place, maintain order, and find a suitable side to take refuge with, they would naturally be able to save their lives.
Of course, if their hands are darker, it is not impossible to seize Yang Jian as a certificate of surrender. After all, Li Yan did this to Yuwen. These guys are not fools. Once they realize that something is wrong, they should
Naturally, I know what to do.
Judging from the situation in Chang'an itself, the only troops Yang Jian can mobilize are actually Wei Xiaokuan and Li Yan on both sides of Chang'an City. Whether Wei Xiaokuan or Li Yan is in emergency, they can only mobilize the troops on the other side.
The horses were transferred there. So once Wei Xiaokuan and Yuchi Jiong were fighting fiercely, they could naturally wait until Li Yan's soldiers and horses were transferred to Lantian.
In other words, the two Han armies in the northwest and southeast face Li Yan's troops evenly divided. This is definitely a happy ending.
Because for the Northwest Army, the transportation of grain and grass is far away, the number of soldiers and horses is not large, and there is the threat of Tuyuhun behind it, so it is indeed good to reduce the pressure on the enemy in the front. Especially in the previous Battle of the Northwest
In the middle of the war, the Northwest Army had already earned a lot of credit and rewards, which made the Han generals in the Central Plains jealous, so everyone still knew how to handle it.
Now is the battle to destroy the country, and even His Majesty is personally participating in the battle. This is not the time to compete with friendly forces for credit and take risks. Once it succeeds, it is easy to say, but once it fails, it will be difficult to live with it.
Therefore, Cao Zhong, Han Qinhu and others hoped that the fewer Northern Zhou troops facing them, the better, so that they could easily deal with the enemy.
Correspondingly, Xiao Shilian and the others did not think so. Everyone, including Chun Yucen, Lu Guangda and others, were anxious to make contributions. If no one could win, then what kind of merit would it be?
Therefore, they are hoping that there will be more enemies in front of them, but it is best not to be an old fox like Liang Shiyan, who cannot be beaten to death or caught up, which makes people uncomfortable. The team that has just been transferred to defense is obviously a good choice.
Perhaps it is because everyone knows what they want, so now Pei Zilie and Xiao Shilian have a tacit understanding to maintain the stability of the battle line and no longer attack.
Of course, they were actually waiting for Li Xingchen.
They did not dare to attack rashly unless Li Xingchen arrived.
"In the past half month, we have been reorganizing our troops and hoarding food. As long as Li Yan doesn't take the initiative to attack, we won't move," Pei Zilie said in a deep voice, while also revealing another purpose of what they were doing now, "Summer harvest is important."
Wheat is about to ripen. For the north, especially in the northwest Longshang area, wheat is the most important crop. Only by ensuring the summer harvest can we ensure continuous military rations. Otherwise, even if Bashu is a land of abundance, it will be difficult to continue to supply the northwest army.
campaign.
This is why Li Xingchen has always emphasized that he must stop before June.
"Yes!" Cao Zhong and Han Qinhu hurriedly agreed.
After the spring plowing, the army had no chance to rest and reorganize during the war. The summer harvest was also a good time to reorganize the army, so they were happy to receive such an order.
"Stabilize the front and ensure the summer harvest." Li Xingchen said in a deep voice in the somewhat dim cabin.
The big man did not come to bet on the fate of the country with Yang Jian, and Li Xinchen did not need to do that. The best policy was to take it step by step and steadily. Especially now that Yang Jian and Chang'an City were just turtles in the urn, Li Xinchen was not in a hurry.
Especially now that the Han Dynasty has to prepare for the subsequent battle with Yu Wenxian, this shows that it is impossible for the Han Dynasty to focus all its energy on the battle. At least, it must first fill up its granary, otherwise there will be a large-scale battle in the future.
It can't be supported at all.
"As ordered." Yang Su and others all responded.
And Li Xingchen glanced over: "This means that the army must provide timely help to the local area, at least sending soldiers to cooperate when the local area lacks manpower."
"No!" Yang Su agreed hastily.
"Are all the new farming equipment developed by the Ministry of Industry ready?"
Wu Ping was confident about this: "It was distributed three months ago. Even to the farthest northwest and other places, it should have been shipped, and there are accompanying apprentices who are responsible for teaching how to operate it. In addition, the Yuanshuo plow has been improved for next spring plowing.
It has also been issued along with it.”
Li Xingchen nodded slightly. Originally, the Southern and Northern Dynasties were also an important stage in the development of agriculture and the spread of agricultural technology in Chinese history. As the war continued, how to grow more food with fewer people and land had become a necessity for many regimes.
Considering the problem, under the pressure of this external force, agricultural production technology developed rapidly, and the population flow between the north and the south also greatly facilitated the flow of agricultural technology.
It was also during the Northern and Southern Dynasties that important farming books such as "Essentials for Qi Min" were produced.
You must know that in ancient times when travel basically relied on the No. 11 bus, people in each region, especially farmers, had almost no possibility of communication, because they had faced the loess and turned their backs to the sky all their lives, cultivating their own land.
A piece of land and a county seat are already very far away for them. Even in modern times, this is a very common sight in some remote areas.
Therefore, if advanced agricultural production technologies and equipment appear in one place, it will be difficult to spread to other places unless they receive special care from the court.
Li Xingchen still remembers that history textbooks emphasized the technological flow brought about by population migration. He didn't pay much attention to it before, thinking that the editors were making a fuss out of a molehill. But now that he has come to this era, he has just realized what it means.
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Therefore, while Li Xingchen asked the Ministry of Industry to focus on military production, he also did not let go of agricultural production and research and development. Only by keeping the people well fed can the world be stable.
Moreover, the imperial court set an example and promoted farming technology from top to bottom, which showed that the imperial court attached great importance to farming and could actually accelerate the development of farming.
"It's June now, and after the summer harvest, it's time for the Battle of Dingguanzhong." Li Xingchen said with a smile.