Wang Yanzhang, if you get to know him deeply, you will know that he is the kind of bird that cannot be caged.
As soon as he arrived at Gaimouzhou City, he began to plan how to give the Khitan a cruel blow.
Yes, he only had more than 2,000 infantry and 500 cavalry under his command, but he was not afraid at all and racked his brains to think about how to gain military exploits.
In the past, Li Ji conquered the city of Gaimou and obtained a population of 20,000 and a grain of 100,000 shi, and used the land to establish Gaizhou.
Wang Yanzhang was fascinated by it and thought he should do something.
But before that, he had to get his defenses in order.
"There are old houses in the city that are uninhabited. They can be demolished as much as possible and the stones obtained can be used to repair the city walls." Wang Yanzhang stood on the street and looked at the stone houses all over the city. He was very surprised. Is it comfortable to live in a stone house?
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The Goguryeo people are also amazing. As early as in Wugu City, we could see brick and stone houses everywhere, and people liked to build houses with stones. They were very different from the wooden houses and brick houses in Han Dynasty.
"Envoy of the town, it's time to send troops to contact Liaoyang." An aide reminded.
"What is Liu Wei doing?" Wang Yanzhang asked.
"Before leaving, King Zhao asked General Liu to continue to occupy Liao." The aide said, "The food and grass in Liaoyang City should be enough for more than two months. General Liu should be reinforcing the city at this time as a long-term solution."
It is already August, and there may be frost or even snow next month. By then the pasture will wither and stop growing. The Khitan people may be able to stock up on some hay in advance, but they can hold on until the end of September at most, and they will have to retreat in early October, otherwise
You have to eat dirt.
The grain and grass carried by Liu Wei may last until the beginning of October. I heard that a large number of horses were seized along the way, and they may be killed to satisfy their hunger. It is possible that the food and grass can last until the middle to late October.
This year, they can get through it. Unless the Khitan ignores it and wastes lives, Liaoyang will belong to Great Xia. After the early winter, the Anton Mansion can use horse-drawn carriages or even sleds to transport grain and grass and stockpile them in Liaoyang. Wait until next year, if the Khitan
When people come again, the situation will be completely different.
"Okay, I'll contact Liu Wei now." Wang Yanzhang agreed, and immediately asked people to bring the war horses and iron guns.
"The staff were a little dumbfounded.
"How can a general sit back and enjoy his success?" Wang Yanzhang said, "Don't worry, I won't do it forcefully."
On the fifth day of August, Wang Yanzhang ignored the dissuasion of his staff and went out to play with 500 cavalry in person.
The cavalry under his account were basically all cavalry drawn from various motley armies, and then unified and strengthened to form a "cavalry brigade", which was under the jurisdiction of him, the Youyi envoy of the capital.
The sources of these cavalry are very diverse, including Bian people, Yan people, Yun people, Qi people, and Xuzhou people. To put it simply, they are all subordinates of the original Zhu Zhong, Zhu Xuan, Zhu Jin, and Wang Shifan. They are traditional
The Central Plains armored lancers generally accompany infantry in combat and have a subordinate status.
After arriving in Anton, they were still equipped with infantry, but they had many more horses.
This time, in addition to the original war horses, Bohai people also contributed some horses, reaching one man and three horses, which is quite generous.
They were not stupid enough to go and fight the main force of the Khitan brigade. Instead, they went around in circles in the wild, looking for the enemy's grazing land.
Tens of thousands of Khitan troops are in Liaoyang, and there must be at least hundreds of thousands of cattle, sheep, horses and camels grazing nearby. Otherwise, what will they eat?
First find their bad luck, mobilize the enemy, and then find a way to rush directly to the Liaoyang City. At the end of the day, after seeing the Khitan people being mobilized, the Liaoyang defenders will also notice it and make their own judgment.
To fight, you have to be brave! Sometimes if you are brave to the extreme, miracles may happen.
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On the ninth night of the eighth month of the second year of Jianji, everything was silent outside Qingcheng Palace in Dongduyuan.
Before Abaoji received the news from Liaodong, Shao Sheng already knew about Liu Guo leaving Anshi City and advancing towards Liaoyang. After reading the military report, he immediately pushed Chu's white body away and called the palace official.
Go inside and get the map.
Shang Gong's Jie family led Pu Gu's family and Qi family's two people inside. Seeing that the sage had no intention of getting out of bed, he took off his shoes, climbed up gently, and spread out the map for the sage to examine.
The silk map was very smooth, and Shao Shude placed it on Chu's body.
"The two cities of Jian'an and Anshi are located on the top of mountain peaks. They are easy to defend but difficult to attack. They are extremely dangerous." Shao Shude was happy in his heart and said to himself: "Unfortunately, the surrounding areas are deserted and sparsely populated. Materials need to be transported from afar."
His hands moved around the two mountain cities, and Chu's white and slender legs were tightly twisted together, rubbing gently.
Shao Shude recalled the size of the two cities. Historically, Li Shimin fought fiercely under Anshi City for a long time and wiped out 40,000 Goguryeo reinforcements, but failed to capture the city. According to historical records, Anshi City was actually not too big.
A certain amount of supplies can be hoarded between the county town and the state town, but it is unlikely to store enough food and grass for tens of thousands of troops to fight for more than half a year.
After Huaihai Daozhou Army Commander Wang Jiao led his troops across the sea, the most important task at present is to transfer various materials from the rear to the second city of Jian'an City for storage. According to the last news received, Anshi City has accumulated more than
With 20,000 huks of chestnut wheat, the local soldiers who stayed behind went to cut grass and dry it outside the city, and they also stocked up more than 80,000 bunches of horse feed.
But this is not enough.
If possible, we have to find a place near Anshi City to build a warehouse city. Even if it is just a temporary emergency warehouse city, it is better than nothing.
In Anshi City, it is best to store more than 100,000 dendrobiums of grain. The more, the better.
Shao Shude's eyes moved south again, and his fingers reached the plain area.
Jili County was originally the northernmost city in Andong Prefecture, and it was also the prefectural government. Counting the newly relocated people this year, there were about 2,400 households, with a population of more than 10,000. Last year, hundreds of hectares of land were reclaimed, and 60,000 to 70,000 people were harvested.
With further cultivation of Dendrobium Limai this year, the situation should improve.
It takes about seven days to walk 200 miles north from Jili County to Jian'an. From Jian'an to Anshi, it is only more than 100 miles and can be reached in three or four days. After leaving Anshi, you can reach Liaoyang by walking another hundred miles.
"It's time to focus on the development of Jian'an County and Jian'an County." Shao Shude made a decision in his mind.
Of course, this requires a large investment in advance, mainly in food, farm tools, livestock, etc. Resources are limited, and development here means less over there, but it seems to be worth it.
Currently, Dengzhou and Qingzhou are transporting people and materials at full capacity.
Maybe it's time to adjust your priorities.
The more food and farm tools, the better. These are the most important materials and should be prioritized first.
Besides food, there are people.
This year, more than 5,700 Hengshan and Weibo households have been relocated, with about 2,600 households in the former and more than 3,100 households in the latter.
He is not sure whether there will be ice floes this winter, which will affect shipping. But he has to be prepared for the worst. The pace of immigration can be slightly slowed down, cabins can be vacated, and production and daily necessities are stocked up. It is more important.
As long as profits are accumulated, Jian'an can produce a large amount of food, and the distance of material transportation can be shortened a lot.
"In addition to land transportation, there is also water transportation." Shao Shude moved his hand to the area where the Daliao River enters the sea.
Anton Prefecture has sent people there to investigate the hydrological conditions, but there has been no response yet.
Shao Shude also knew that this was a long-term project and there was no rush. The Anton Prefecture was not sure whether it was possible to sail boats around the Daliao River estuary, but Shao Shude knew that it was possible.
There is also Liaoze in the Liaohe River area.
The so-called Liaoze is actually a combination of natural landscapes where a variety of environments coexist. The most common, most common, and largest overall areas are grasslands and sandy lands covered with herbaceous plants, followed by sparse forest grasslands with a large number of elms and willows.
Next is the swamp wetland covered with reeds, and finally there are pure water surfaces, that is, lakes, some of which are quite large.
When Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was conquering Korea, he crossed Liaoze twice and built roads and bridges along the way. In some places, the water was so muddy and deep that even cars were sunk underneath to make beams and bridges were built to pass through.
The direct boundary of Liao Ze in the east is the Liaohe River, in the west is the plain pine forest southeast (the east boundary of Wengniute Banner), in the south is the Yanshan Mountains, and in the north is the southern foot of the Daxingan Mountains. The area is actually extremely vast. Broadly speaking, it is divided into Khitan, Xi, Shiwei, and Tatar.
The Tatar and other tribes all lived in Liaoze. When it comes to the Khitan in historical books, it is directly said that they "lived in Liaoze on behalf of others."
but we all
We know that Liaoze is mainly composed of savannas and fixed sand dunes in the water. The land area still occupies the vast majority. If it is a hilly area, there is also a large area of virgin forest - for the nomads, this is actually a land area.
We are in a land of abundant water and grass given by God.
At this time, Liaoze was also slowly deteriorating.
By the Song Dynasty, signs of desertification in Liaoze began to appear. By the Yuan Dynasty, large areas were desertified. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Liaoze had been specifically designated as the lower reaches of the river, and its area had greatly shrunk.
"Liaoze!" Shao Shude poked with his finger.
The silk map is faintly dipped in waves, appearing like a swamp.
"If we find a dry place on the Liao River and build a wharf, we can save hundreds of miles of land transportation." Shao Shude thought, "I don't know what the conditions are like in the upper reaches of the Liao River, but it should be possible to sail.
Thinking of this, he suddenly felt a ridiculous feeling.
Historically, when European colonists went overseas to colonize, they usually settled along the coast and along rivers. This can be seen from the distribution of their colonial settlements. Waterways have strong transportation capabilities and cannot be harassed by indigenous people. They are extremely safe and reliable.
Transportation and supply lines. If you develop commerce and foreign exchanges, water transportation also has great advantages.
That's right! When fighting a war, it is necessary to make use of strengths and avoid weaknesses.
*** Khitan people, let you ride horses and shoot arrows, I am coming by boat.
"Official family." Mrs. Chu was slightly out of breath and glanced at Shao Shude coquettishly.
Shao Shude made the decision and felt happy.
He is the emperor, and making decisions is his most important job. If the strategic decision is made well, half the war is won. If the strategic decision is wrong, even if the soldiers use their lives, the whole army is full of troops, and the heroism is permeated, it will be in vain.
He laughed loudly and lifted up the map, and by chance it landed on the face of the palace official Xie Shi. Liao Ze pressed it against her mouth, and the smell of water seemed to hit her face.
"Play ***!" Shao Shude hugged Chu.
Jie didn't dare to move, lowered her head, and what she saw was Chu's white and tender feet. The insteps were straight, the toes were tightly hooked, and they were trembling slightly.