When the atmosphere here in Panyu County gradually became tense due to the gathering of troops, Yulin County to the west was also surrounded by dark military camps.
Although military operations are all about secrecy, this time the Han Dynasty mobilized an army of 150,000 people. It was impossible to keep it secret. The people of Linyi were always quick in dealing with each other and were the best at detecting information. They would definitely be able to detect any rumors.
Yulin County was the place where the Han army gathered in the middle of the battle, and it was also where the main camp of the Chinese army, Li Xun, the commander of this battle, was located. As the commanders of the left and right armies, Luo Yi and Du Qi had to ultimately obey Li Xun's orders.
Looking at the troops being drilled, Li Xun took a deep breath.
For him, from the time he was defeated and captured in Hanzhong to today's command of the Southern Expedition, life was really like a big dream. At that time, he did not expect that he would be where he is today.
Opening up territory and conquering barbarians is the fame that any general wants. As long as he can win such fame, what does it matter even if he is shrouded in horse leather? Maybe He Fubo will be left in the history books of future generations.
The glory of standing side by side with generals!
Zhao Tuo, who entered Lingnan in the Qin Dynasty, and Lu Bode, who entered Lingnan in the Han Dynasty, which one is not a famous general who will go down in history? And now the Han Dynasty will continue to expand the territory of China to the south for the first time. Is this the same as the credit of Zhao Tuo and others?
Isn't it the same?
When people reach Li Xun's age, what they think about is no longer glory and wealth, but how to be famous throughout the ages.
Obviously, Li Xingchen's arrangement fully met his needs and could even be considered to be exactly what he wanted.
Therefore, Li Xun can really be said to have high morale.
"General, the last batch of food has been transferred by naval ships. The next batch of food should be in half a month at the earliest." The logistics general in charge of food said while wiping the sweat from his forehead.
Although it is winter in Lingnan, it is no different from spring in other places. After working hard for a while, you still have to sweat.
"That's enough," Li Xun said decisively, "beat the drum to gather the generals!"
Just like Luo Yi and the others are working hard to cooperate with the navy, Li Xun is also waiting for the arrival of food these days. Although transferring food through the Ling Canal is a shortcut, no matter how convenient it is, it will still take time. The army is gathering, and it is
An expedition south is impossible without enough food.
This time, the Han army did not pay attention to surprise. Of course, except for the troops and horses walking from the sea, what they paid attention to was sufficient food and grass, planning before taking action, everything had to be done steadily, and finally completed the occupation of the entire Linyi.
Advancing troops too quickly and only occupying core towns was a problem that often occurred when the Central Plains dynasties went on foreign campaigns.
When the Han Dynasty conquered the south, although it established Jiaozhi County, Jiuzhen County and Rinan County, extending its territory to today's Linyi Kingdom, these counties did not last long, mainly because the rule of the Han Dynasty was actually
It was only limited to towns, and the vast wilderness was still the territory of the local indigenous people. The imperial decree did not leave the city walls, so naturally it was impossible to establish a perfect rule over this place.
It has been blocked, and the imperial court's rule over this place has naturally come to an end.
However, this is also a problem that all dynasties have wanted to solve but have been unable to solve. After all, the longer the road, the longer the road for food supply. However, when the imperial court conquered these places, it only occupied ports and towns, but there was no way.
Occupying the vast surrounding mountainous land naturally led to the long-term need for food supplies from the Central Plains, so it was also a heavy burden for the imperial court.
Taking the initiative to abandon these barbaric places is often helpless but also the best choice, especially when troubled times come, these marginal places can easily become a heavy burden for the court.
Therefore, China's occupation of the surrounding barbaric lands is often short-term. After the army retreats, it cannot be maintained for long. If it were not for the Ling Canal and several important roads through the Five Ridges, it would be difficult for China to establish it.
rise to perfect rule over Lingnan.
The Ministry of Industry has begun to seek to build roads such as the Straight Road of the Qin Dynasty, so as to connect the Central Plains and the Han Dynasty more closely. However, after all, this is still under exploration and investigation, so the Han Dynasty now wants to conquer the south,
Naturally, more work needs to be done from other perspectives.
This problem was naturally thrown to Li Xun as the coach.
According to Li Xun's idea, the primary purpose of the army's sweeping past was not to occupy the entire Linyi, but to drive the Linyi people out of the mountains and forests as much as possible. Controlling these barbarians instead of their land was the Han Dynasty this time.
The most important purpose of the army's march south, and food was still the most important guarantee at least in the short term. Therefore, without enough food, Li Xun did not dare to rush into the army.
"The most important purpose of our march south this time is to establish the absolute rule of the Han Dynasty in Rinan!" This was the first sentence Li Xun said when he walked into the Chinese army's tent.
Every general raised his chest and raised his head.
Rinan, that is a distant name that has disappeared in the long river of history, so far away that most of them have forgotten it or don't know it at all.
And now their goal is to return this former Han land to the embrace of the Han Dynasty.
"This time our army started from Yulin County and crossed all the way south. According to the scout information, Linyi people's guerrillas have appeared on the line from Jiaozhi County to Songping County. We need to cross Langshan and go straight to Jiaozhi." Li Xun's finger was on
There was a heavy tap on the map, "Then we must move south as quickly as possible and attack Jiuzhen County directly. After crossing Hengshan, we will join the left wing from the sea to Xianglin! And the right wing army led by Governor Du will start from the south.
Set off and attack from the northwest to the southeast to join us in Jiaozhi. However, the right-wing army will not participate in the southward attack on Hengshan. Instead, it will turn west to cover our flanks. Therefore, the main focus of this battle is to cross Jiaozhi.
After that, the attack on Xianglin will be completely completed by us!"
After a pause, Li Xun's eyes swept over all the generals: "Everyone should be clear about His Majesty's requirements for this battle, and X's requirements are consistent with His Majesty's. We must fight steadily to ensure that every inch of land we step on will be the best."
Can it belong to the Han! Even if all the blood of those barbarians is shed, that land cannot be touched by anyone again!"
"No!" the generals responded at the same time.
Li Xun nodded, his morale was ready.
"We must get familiar with the newly installed muskets as soon as possible, and we must also practice the other newly arrived equipment as soon as possible. Our trip south this time is also a process of understanding and familiarizing ourselves with these new firearms," Li Xun continued.
Although the number of newly installed muskets is not that large, it is no longer the original situation where only a few hundred people in the army have muskets.