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Chapter 1741 Food comes from all directions

Li Xingchen nodded. The farming in the north has been almost destroyed in many years of war, especially in Huaibei and the Central Plains. It can be seen from the lush forests along the road. If it hadn't been for a long time, there would have been no human habitation and

Farming, how could there be towering trees on these lands that are almost the most livable among the nine states in the world?

In the Han's plan, he did not expect to rely on the food from the Central Plains to support the battle. In addition to the fact that the farming situation in the Central Plains was indeed unsatisfactory, it was also because the Han army was unable to determine when it would take the victory when it first formulated its strategy.

These hinterlands of the Central Plains are already well prepared for fighting south of Xuchang and west of Hangu Pass in winter.

Looking at it now, the situation is not that bad, but as the Han army's front advances, the demand for food on the front line is naturally increasing day by day.

However, the Han Dynasty did not ignore these problems. Li Xingchen did not dare to really let the army collect food on the spot. Once he started to collect food on the spot, it was likely to cause resentment among the people, and it would also be a big blow to the morale of the army. This winter Yu Wen

It is very likely that Xian would take the opportunity to launch a counterattack. If the Han soldiers even had to worry about food, then the counterattack might not be able to withstand it at all.

Li Xingchen never doubted the morale of the Han army's soldiers, but he never dared and would not bet on the morale and fighting spirit of the Han army's soldiers.

After the Han Dynasty captured Huaibei, it actively began to reclaim land. Firstly, it continued to move a part of the population from Huainan to the north. Secondly, it distributed land to the soldiers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty for farming. Thirdly, it naturally mobilized the local people.

, disband the forts and fortresses, and give the people the courage to come out of the cities, villages and mountains.

There are not many mountains in the Huaibei area, but in these troubled times, Huaibei is the only way to go from south to north. There are still many people hiding and living in mountainous areas, swamps and other places where armies generally will not pass easily.

Just like the village where Li Xingchen and his friends were at back then, villages generally no longer engage in farming, but make a living by robbing each other, hunting, fishing, etc. For example, Li Cheng and his friends' village had also fought with several people time and time again.

The group of bandits outside the mountain top fought.

Naturally, what the imperial court had to do was to persuade these people to come down from the mountain. Working hard on the mountain was no better than farming at the foot of the mountain.

At the beginning, Li Xingchen used this method to let the Ba people go down the mountain, and then rebuilt Bashu, a land of abundance, in one fell swoop. But now he is repeating the same trick, and local officials know what to do without even needing Li Xingchen's further instructions. After all, the Ba people went down the mountain.

Walking out of the mountains and forests with the Lingnan tribe is already an important success story of the Han Dynasty's reclamation, and everyone is more or less aware of it.

However, it will not be until next spring until the grain is sown, and the harvest will not be until next summer at least. The current Han Dynasty cannot wait until that time. The south, Lingnan and even Linyi further away will still be the future source of food for the Han Dynasty.

The imperial court has begun to open up new waterways, and even some ships of the navy have been dispatched to transfer grain directly from Lingnan and even Linyi to the north by sea. The biggest advantage of taking the sea route is naturally that the road is smooth and you can walk on land.

If you want to go north by land through Yanguan or enter Fujian and then go north, even if you take the water route, you have to go through the Ling Canal, which has a very tight transportation capacity, but there is no obstruction at all at sea.

The grain was transferred from the south to Jiangnan and then packaged. It was transferred to the Huaihe River through rivers and canals and then transferred to various fronts. The Han Dynasty has now captured Xuzhou, and some ships have even gone directly from Jiangnan to Xuzhou to directly supply food to the Eastern Route Army.

, which invisibly reduces the pressure on the Huai River and the canal.

In addition, it cannot be ignored that the Han Dynasty's marines followed the ships directly north to Xuzhou and had already assembled in Xuzhou for exercises. Li Xingchen did not give up the idea of ​​using the marines to cross the sea to attack the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Even with the changes in the current war situation, the marines also changed.

This became Li Xinchen’s trump card.

However, Li Xingchen was no longer inclined to use the Marine Corps to attack Qingzhou. At this time, Qingzhou was already exposed to the Han troops. In addition to the current situation, Yu Wenxian also gave up rescuing Qingzhou.

It’s no wonder that Yu Wenxian is timid. Apart from Mount Tai, there are almost no mountains across the main roads in Qingzhou. Although it is a hilly area, the west of the Central Plains is flat. The army can advance all the way north, even if it is the Taishan Mountains.

Regardless of how much of a blocking role it started, Mount Tai has never existed as a natural barrier in history, perhaps because of Mount Tai's sacred status, but more importantly, a solitary Mount Tai cannot stop anything at all.

Therefore, instead of defending each city in Qingzhou, it is better to withdraw all the main forces to the north of the river and prepare to fight the Han army relying on the natural dangers of the river. Of course, this retreat is not just about retreating soldiers and horses, the people must also be packed up and taken away

Well, actually not long after the war started, the Northern Zhou Dynasty had already begun to transfer the people from Henan in a planned way. Qingzhou, which was crowded and destined to be undefendable, was the main target.

Previously, Wang Gui was based in Huaibei, and Qingzhou was his rear area. In order to stabilize the morale of the Huaibei army, it was still impossible to move lightly. Now that Huaibei has been conquered, the Northern Zhou Dynasty's move to transfer the property of the people of Qingzhou will naturally be faster.

The reason why Li Xingchen quickly pushed the Eastern Route Army forward was because he hoped to grab something from Yu Wenxian's hands as much as possible. However, this was probably just Li Xingchen's wishful thinking. Since Yu Wenxian had already made a plan, then

The Han army will definitely not get such a big advantage again, and now the Han army has to prepare for the battle of Luoyang, so it is impossible to put too much energy on the Eastern Route Army, which is originally inclined to defend.

However, it is inevitable that the Eastern Route Army will take over Qingzhou smoothly.

Naturally, the focus of the Marine Corps' attack was on Yecheng and even Youzhou further north. Since Yu Wenxian planned to concentrate his forces to defend the river, Li Pingchen set his backyard on fire.

The situation of the battle in Luoyang is still unclear, so the Marine Corps can only wait.

The motorcade had arrived in Xuchang. Li Xingchen stretched out his hand to lift the curtain of the carriage and stood at the front of the four-wheeled carriage. Standing here were the carriage driver and Li Ping who insisted on guarding Li Xingchen. When he saw Li Xingchen coming out, Li Ping hurriedly wanted to

Support:

"Your Majesty, we have just entered the city gate. There is still a long way to go. Your Majesty, please be careful of bumps."

Li Xingchen waved his hand. For those who were fighting in bloody battles on the battlefield, the bumps were nothing. He came out just to see the city of Xuchang.

Three hundred years ago, this place used to be a place where heroes gathered, but now it has become the heart of the Han Dynasty's Northern Expedition.

The scene on the street was a bit dilapidated, but the people standing on both sides of the street watching looked excited.


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