But later Han Qinhu went north and gave the Xueyantuo people a hard lesson. On the grassland, no matter how powerful the cavalry roared, they could only kneel down and call daddy in front of the rows of muskets.
Therefore, after Han captured the tiger and marched south to Pingcheng, the Xueyantuo people turned eastward. Now that winter has arrived, they naturally began to hunt southward for food, using the Northern Zhou Dynasty as their prey.
The peoples on the grassland are like prairie wolves, picking up soft persimmons. Originally, the big Han must be soft persimmons, so they have been helping the Northern Zhou Dynasty attack the big Han in order to get a piece of the pie, but in the end they were surprised to find that these should be soft.
The two-legged Han people have a high fighting spirit. Although they are small in number, they are definitely elite cavalry and unheard of and unseen new firearms. They are fully capable of defeating both the Northern Zhou and Xueyantuo armies.
So they will definitely no longer provoke big men. In comparison, the Northern Zhou Dynasty is obviously a good choice.
Yu Wenxian's basic plan is Jizhou with Yecheng as its core, and there are Bingzhou and Youzhou to the north of Jizhou. The former was also the core of the original Northern Qi Dynasty, while the latter was the two gateways to the north of Yecheng. But even the Northern Qi Dynasty
It is not as powerful as the Northern Wei Dynasty, but it can still suppress the Turks in the north who are still in the rising stage. After all, the Turks are not Rouran people. The Turks who just started as vassals of the Rouran people are far less powerful than in the late Sui and early Tang Dynasties in history.
, so most of the land in Bingzhou and Youzhou was actually firmly under the control of the Northern Qi and later the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and the Han family's paradise was still within the Great Wall.
Therefore, most of the cultivated land within the Great Wall has been effectively used these days. In addition, the long-spanning Little Ice Age has ended, the climate is warming up, the utilization rate of cultivated land is higher, and the crop output will naturally be more. Historically,
The prosperity of the Sui and Tang Dynasties was also due to the retreat of the Ice Age, which allowed the Chinese dynasty to recover. The increase in food income gave the court enough confidence to conquer the south and the north, and pacify the four sides.
These cultivated lands were obviously used by Yu Wenxian to give him the confidence to fight against the Han Dynasty. Now that the Xue Yantuo people were eyeing this land and its rich output, Yu Wenxian would certainly not agree, and it was reasonable for him to lead his troops northward.
I am afraid that even Yu Wenxian himself did not expect that when the Northern Zhou army gathered to launch a counterattack while the river was frozen, the Xue Yantuo people would actually stab them in the back.
Although the Xueyantuo people did not come to express their goodwill to the Han, this behavior was undoubtedly selling the Han a favor, and Li Xingchen couldn't help but appreciate it. By giving the Han such a winter, the Han could consolidate its rule over the land of Henan, and at the same time seize the opportunity to take advantage of the winter.
During the off-season, we carry out workshop production, infrastructure repairs, etc. to solve internal problems.
The arrows, stone bullets, musket bullets, etc. needed for next year's battle do not grow out of the plains. The Han army's Northern Expedition consumed a huge amount of money, so they must rush to produce these things that will definitely be used in next year's battle.
In addition, a lot of minerals from the south and middle areas have been piled up in the workshops, because the workshops have been fully producing the things needed for the war, and the rest of the daily necessities and the like have to be put down first, which has also led to the market
Prices have fluctuated, and the war has consumed a lot, and taxes have also increased. However, because of the constant news of great victories from the front, the popularity of the Han Dynasty is rising steadily. Everyone is proud of the Han people and is working for the front line.
While celebrating and praying, I did not notice the burden brought by the increase in expenditure for a while.
But even so, this is not a problem that can be ignored. The people can endure material shortages and tax increases for a few months. No matter how long it lasts, there may be complaints. The court must also take advantage of this winter to replenish daily necessities on the market.
Gap, leveling prices and reducing the possibility of elbow and axillary changes.
Don't be afraid of complaints from the people. Even if they are dissatisfied, they will understand that the life they live now is much better than before, living in the open air and being homeless. What's more, those who are fighting on the front line are all their own children. Even if they work hard, they still have to work out to eat.
He wanted to give his own money and money to his own children, but he was afraid that someone would take advantage of and incite this sentiment. If an anti-war wave was launched, Li Xingchen would be very uncomfortable. The Han Dynasty has the world. I don’t know how long it will take, and it is more likely to give Zhou people a break.
opportunity.
After all, Li Xingchen didn't believe that Yu Wenxian couldn't defeat even one of Xue Yantuo's tribe. If that were the case, Yu Wenxian would not be worthy of being his opponent. When Yu Wenxian gets rid of Xue Yantuo's tribe this winter, the battle may break out at any time after the spring of next year. Even if
Li Xingchen wanted to take a breath, but Yu Wenxian would not give him this chance. Yu Wenxian could not just watch Li Xingchen occupy the Central Plains.
Whoever owns the Central Plains will be more justified. Whoever owns the Central Plains will have the most fertile land. Although the Central Plains is yellow land, it is still better than the red land in the south. Not to mention that the most fertile Northeast in this era is still thousands of miles frozen.
The snow is falling for thousands of miles, and it is almost an inaccessible place.
Therefore, if Yu Wenxian could defeat the Xueyantuo people, he would definitely lead this inspired army south to attack the Central Plains.
The only time given to Li Xinchen is this winter.
This winter cannot be wasted.
Li Xingchen also ordered Yang Su to send more scouts to the north to spy on the intelligence and grasp every move of the northern army. At the same time, he asked Han Qinhu to lead his army to guard Pingcheng. This would be a heavy blow for the Han army to attack Jinyang. It could not be
It was easy to take it back. Of course, now that Yu Wenchun's Xianbei cavalry has been transferred to Youzhou to fight back against the Xue Yantuo people, it should be too late to cause trouble to Han Qinhu.
However, if the Xueyantuo people were defeated too quickly, these guys did not overthrow the Turks themselves, but took an advantage, so Li Xingchen did not know how capable he was to ensure that Qi Yuwenchun would leave Youzhou and Juyongguan (the Northern Zhou Dynasty followed the title of the Northern Qi Dynasty)
, called Naqian Pass, and the Han Dynasty followed the name of the Eastern and Western Han Dynasties and called it Juyong Pass) to attack Pingcheng, or Yu Wenxian's infantry may also cross Taihang to attack Pingcheng.
This nail embedded in the heart of the enemy cannot be pulled out. It is precisely because of the existence of Han Qinhu that Yu Wenchun has never dared to act rashly in Jinyang, and the containment effect is still very obvious.
"Send Li Jing to Pingcheng." Li Xingchen was still a little worried and added.
Han Qinhu is a talented general, but Niu Hong is not actually one. This guy should be a civil servant. Historically, he was Yang Su's classmate and the Minister of Rites of the Sui Dynasty. He did everything he did.
Regarding the matter of civil servants, it was just that the civil and military families in the Northern Zhou Dynasty were not separated and there was no one available, so Niu Hong came to take care of it.
It was really difficult for him to let him be the military advisor. Therefore, Li Xingchen preferred to make Niu Hong the prefect of Pingcheng, and then let Li Jing be Han Qinhu's military advisor.
As a staff member of Li Xingchen, and taking on the responsibility of secretary-supervisor, Li Jing is indeed a bit incompetent.