Since Li Xingchen went north, Liu Yan and Cao Zhong who stayed behind in Baidi City have not been idle. Luo Ya is responsible for building warships, so their main task is to recruit and train soldiers. Fortunately, this soldier source is very important to Bajun.
There is no shortage of soldiers on the border, and the Ba people who are gradually coming down the mountain and the local Han people are actively joining the army.
Compared with Shu, there is not much land in Ba County. After all, Ba County is very mountainous. The only land that can really be cultivated and support families is a little bit in the mountain valleys. However, the Ba people tribe is mainly concentrated in
This way.
But after all, the Xiajiang Tang family, Dong family, Qin family and other families have been established here for a long time, so the land distribution in Bajun is a bit tense.
Therefore, Luo Ya, Tang Yishun and others not only encouraged the Ba people to go north to cultivate the land in Shu County, but also encouraged the people in Ba County to actively join the army. If they join the army, they will no longer need so much land at home because there are not enough people to cultivate it.
The rewards brought by joining the army are enough to make up for the loss of land. This is not a bad thing for many Ba people who have just come down from the mountains. They get less land, but they get a lot of money and food.
Through various policy incentives, Xi Jinping said that they had reorganized nearly 20,000 troops here in Baidi City. In addition, Li Xun brought the 5,000 old Northern Zhou troops who went south. This time, Li Xunchen transferred 5,000 troops from Bashu.
New soldiers, these 30,000 soldiers and horses are the main force of Li Xingchen going south. Of course, in addition to this, the main force of Xiangyang will also go south, and the other two armies of Huaihe will also cooperate. The total number is actually close to 100,000.
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Li Xingchen was still a little excited when he thought that when he entered Shu, he only had a few thousand soldiers and horses, but now he was able to gather an army of 100,000.
Walking through the school grounds, Li Xingchen looked at the soldiers in training. These soldiers of different ages and nationalities were uniting under one banner to train hard, and these were the hopes he relied on to pacify the world in the future.
Outside the school grounds, one could see the endless barracks and the beautiful workshops on the hillside in the distance, which made Li Xingchen even more emotional. When he first entered Sichuan, there were only unexpected things on this rare flat river beach in Nannan County.
Several granaries, but now everything has been turned upside down. It has become Li Xinchen's largest barracks, workshop and shipyard on the southern front. It can be said that it has shown the prototype of an industrial center.
Of course, Li Xingchen also knew that after all, Nannan County was just a small town on the river beach, and transportation could only rely on waterways. Not to mention, the current workshops had expanded to the surrounding hillsides, and continued to expand to the outside into the deep mountains and old forests.
When Li Xinchen originally chose this place, he had no choice. Now this land is close to saturation. After Li Xinchen pacifies Jiangnan, these workshops will definitely have to be moved out one after another, but they will definitely not all be moved away. Here he can give himself
It's not a bad thing to leave a little way out.
"Right now, the old soldiers are mainly cooperating in training the new soldiers," Li Xun introduced to Li Xinchen, "It will take at least three months for this army to become combat effective."
"We can afford to wait for three months." Li Xunchen said calmly. Li Xun still trusted Li Xun, an experienced veteran, in his ability to train soldiers.
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The green mountains on both sides of the bank go backwards, and not far ahead is the mouth of the Three Gorges. Beyond that is Li Xingchen's territory.
Looking at the surging river, Lechang felt a little dazed.
The last time I took a boat across the river, it was when Nanchen was at its peak, dividing the Huaihe River with the Northern Zhou Dynasty to the north, and even running rampant in Jingzhou to the west. However, in just a few years, everything has been completely different.
The huge fleet that used to be able to even block the river flow on the river has disappeared. Those Huanglong giant ships were either sunk in battle, or were divided into various naval divisions, or because Nanchen had an increasing need for water warfare. The lower the value, the more it is gradually sealed or even abandoned.
Therefore, when Lechang went up the river again, he was riding an ordinary building boat. If it weren't for the royal flag on the bow, no one would have dared to imagine that this was a royal ship. After all, Dajiang has already It is an inland river in Nanchen, so there is no naval escort.
A single building boat sailed northward. Looking at the distant scenery of the south of the Yangtze River, Lechang gently stroked the railing of the building boat and expressed his sorrow.
She didn't know in what manner and in what capacity she left Jiankang Mansion.
Firstly, she didn't feel that she was entering Shu like a princess leaving the country. Secondly, it was necessary to protect Nanchen's interests. However, Lechang didn't think that if Nanchen was given another year and a half, the country would be able to achieve success. How much room for maneuver there is.
The spirit of this country has been completely drained, so there is no room for maneuver. Maybe if Li Xingchen waits for a year or two before attacking Nanchen, the situation in Nanchen may become even more corrupt.
What really made Lechang feel uncomfortable was Mr. Jiang's threat, which made him wonder how he should face Li Xinchen. Could it be that he had secretly provided information about Li Xinchen to Nanchen as Mr. Jiang suggested? But if we don't do this, will our father, mother, concubine, and little girl Ningyuan be threatened?
Thinking of this, Lechang thought of the little girl from Ningyuan who cried into tears when she left the pier at the foot of Shitou Mountain, and the various people who came to see her off. Especially that Kong Fan. Although he did not come, he sent someone specially They sent fine jewelry and even wrote a letter to express their best wishes for Princess Han to be reunited as husband and wife.
Lechang had probably figured something out about this, but she didn't expose it.
In troubled times, everyone has their own means of living, but some are bright and some are despicable. At this time, she suddenly remembered what Li Xinchen wrote in "Ai Lian Shuo" at that time.
"It comes out of the silt without being stained, and cleanses the ripples without being stained."
To truly achieve this is easier said than done.
Besides the family and country behind him, what really worries Lechang is the front.
What would Li Xingchen think about his arrival, and how would he treat himself?
This young man who was once a blockbuster on Stone Mountain has now become a tycoon that Lechang is completely unfamiliar with. Especially because of the lack of communication these days, Lechang doesn't know what Li Xingchen is like at this time.
Do you want to get along with a brand new stranger?
It can be said that the building boat did not stop along the way. It went straight from Jiankang Prefecture to Jingzhou. The Jingzhou Navy dispatched two building boats on the order of Xiao Maha to escort Xinzhou and then turned back. But Happy Chang saw that he had already A fleet of boats waiting on the river at the mouth of the Three Gorges.
A huge Huanglong ship that was much larger than this building ship slowly approached the building ship. The pedals were extended, and a group of elite Han infantry quickly rushed onto the building ship and took control of the entire building ship.
And a young man soon appeared in front of Lechang.
Lechang was stunned and couldn't believe it.
Li Xingchen opened his arms and hugged her: "Silly girl, welcome home."
Lechang finally couldn't bear it anymore and hugged Li Xingchen tightly, tears welling up in his eyes.
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