"Oh? Hangu Pass has been captured. The next step is to march into Hongnong County?"

In November, in Le'an County, Qingzhou, Chen Mu, who was watching the sea at the beach, received a battle report from Guanzhong.

Looking at the battle report in his hand and Liu Bei's subsequent course of action, Chen Mu chuckled and shook his head. He knew that Big Brother would do this.

After spending many years with Big Brother, Chen Mu knew Liu Bei too well.

In fact, there are three main reasons why Liu Bei chose to advance with light troops.

First, it is cold in winter, and Liu Bei's army has received a new batch of Chinese-style cotton-padded clothes and equipment. Their ability to withstand the cold is much better than that of Dong's army, and they have more conditions for winter operations.

The second is that Big Brother is devoted to the Han Dynasty and is worried about the emperor of Chang'an. He wants to get rid of Dong Zhuo as soon as possible and help the Han Dynasty, so he is a little anxious.

Third, the distance from Luoyang to Chang'an is actually not as far as everyone thinks. It is only more than 400 kilometers when fully calculated. When converted into the distance of the Han Dynasty, it is almost a thousand miles.

Based on a daily march of fifty miles, this distance would take about twenty days. Even if we wait for logistical supplies, we can reach Chang'an in almost thirty days.

It was still winter at this time, the snow had not yet melted, and the Kwantung Allied Forces still had an advantage in equipment. Even if Dong Zhuo knew that the Kwantung Allied Forces were coming, there was a high probability that he would still be unable to prepare so many winter clothes for the army and would be unable to compete with the Kwantung Army.

On the contrary, if we listen to Tian Feng and wait another two or three months, spring will arrive in January and February, the snow will melt and the weather will warm up, then the Kwantung Allied Forces' advantage in cotton-padded clothes will be gone and they will fall into an even harder battle.

So from the perspective of that time, the reason why Liu Bei, Cao Cao and others made such a choice was not at all an act of lowering intelligence and imbecility, but rather a very clever tactic.

Just like Germany's blitzkrieg against Poland, isn't it because Germany's fully mechanized troops, while Poland was still a World War I Ranger, had the equipment to lead?

But one thing is definitely a dangerous move. After all, the late Han Dynasty was not World War II. The infantry walked and mechanized troops could not drive. Once a hundred thousand troops marched to Guanzhong, the battle line would indeed be very long. Then the supply problem later,

It's a big problem.

For example, when Li Shimin later conquered Korea, he set out in July with great momentum and almost reached Pyongyang. However, in September of the following year, the weather began to turn cold, making it difficult for the soldiers to continue the attack. Moreover, the battle line was too long, which led to supply difficulties and forced the troops to retreat.

Moreover, after passing Hangu Pass, there are many dangerous passes in Hongnong County, Hu County, Huayin County, Zheng County, etc.

If you look at Google Maps, you will find that after passing Hangu Pass, there is a small plain area. In later generations, this area belonged to Xiyan Township, Lingbao City.

In the Han Dynasty, this was Hongnong County, also known as Hengnong County, and was the administrative seat of Hongnong County.

This place is the only plain on the way to Guanzhong.

After passing Hongnong County, Hu County, Huayin County, Zheng County, etc. are all located in the vast Qinling Mountains. The roads are difficult and dangerous. First, they are not suitable for large-scale operations, and second, they are not suitable for cavalry operations.

Gongsun Zan's Youzhou cavalry is no different from a display here. It needs to enter the Guanzhong Plain to be useful.

Therefore, entering Chang'an in thirty days is actually an ideal state.

If the counties along the way resist desperately and Liu Bei cannot conquer these counties in a short time, he will eventually return to the starting point.

That is, if you cannot capture it quickly, you can only advance step by step.

Therefore, if analyzed from a strategic perspective, Tian Feng's steady and steady strategy is indeed the correct strategy.

At least step by step, if you win, you can continue to the next level. If you lose, you won't be defeated. You can just go back to the previous level and continue to wait for supplies.

But from a tactical perspective, Liu Bei and Cao Cao's style of play is not completely unworkable.

Taking advantage of winter operations being disadvantageous to Dong Zhuo, and taking advantage of the fact that the defenders in various counties did not expect the coalition forces to dare to launch winter operations, they were able to break into Guanzhong with overwhelming force.

If you're lucky, you might be able to catch the wind all the way.

Generally speaking, Tian Feng's strategy is Xun Yu and Zhuge Liang's steady and scheming type, while Liu Bei, Cao Cao and others are Guo Jia and Jia Xu's treacherous and scheming type.

Just like Wei Yan's Ziwu Valley's Wonderful Strategy, and Cheng Yaojin's The Reckless Man's Three-Blade Axe.

If we could chop down Dong Zhuo with three axes as soon as possible in winter, everything would be easy.

If the three-blade ax did not kill Dong Zhuo and allowed him to barely block it, then it would be the end of the three-blade axe. If you don’t end it, I will.

Therefore, the most important part of this battle is whether Dong Zhuo can block these three axes.

"Go and send this thing to Linzi to Mr. Zheng."

Chen Mu summoned his attendants and asked him to send the battle report to Qi State and hand it over to Zheng Xuan to complete the content of "Chasing Dong Ji".

Of course, if Liu Bei failed in this battle, it certainly cannot be said that his strategy failed.

It is enough to exaggerate Dong Zhuo's cruelty, otherwise the world may accuse Liu Bei of underestimating the enemy and advancing rashly. It was Liu Bei who caused the failure of this crusade against Dong Zhuo, and the effect achieved will be counterproductive.

Therefore, it will be written by Chen Mu in the future, and it will be published after certain deletions.

The main purpose is to promote Liu Bei's glorious image and create a heroic figure who is not afraid of hardships, fights repeatedly, and dares to fight against evil forces.

This is the so-called Spring and Autumn brushwork.

“The sea is so beautiful!”

After Chen Mu finished handling the matter, Luo Fu came bounding over wearing a white fox fur.

"Like it?"

Chen Mu smiled, and the waves rolled in the distance. Although it was October in the middle of winter, it was November according to the solar calendar. The sun was shining warmly on the beach, and the gentle sea breeze was caressing it, refreshing.

"like."

Luo Fu was wearing a long white gauze dress, carrying shoes in her hands, and her stockings were dusty. Her white feet stepped on the beach, leaving small and exquisite footprints.

Chen Mu smiled and touched her head: "Then I will give this sea to you."

"ah?"

Luo Fu's big eyes flashed, and his small mouth opened into an O shape, and he said shyly: "Really?"

"of course it's true."

Chen Mu looked at the other side of the sea. I want the whole world to know that this piece of East China Sea is owned by you.

"Ha ha ha ha."

Luo Fu covered his mouth and snickered: "Is this considered the betrothal gift given to me by your husband?"

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Chen Mu gently hugged her in his arms.

My marriage to Luo Fu has been decided, and it will be early next year.

The betrothal gifts have been paid, and people from Qinjiazhuang have begun to move to Qingzhou.

After all, troubled times are coming, and powerful families and even the common people everywhere can already feel the changes.

Public security has begun to deteriorate, life has become poorer, bandits and robbers have gradually increased, and the world is in a bad state. This will first be reflected in the public security and living environment in various places.

In this troubled world, it is not easy to find a girl who likes you and who you like too.

The older I get, the more I hope to have a family.

so.

Maybe you will also understand what responsibility is and what it means to move forward with a heavy load.

Looking at the sky in the distance, Chen Mu thought to himself.

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The seaside of Le'an is now densely covered with large areas of salt drying fields.

The same is true not only in Le'an, but also on the beach in Donglai.

Liaocheng County is located in the south of present-day Lijin County, Shandong Province, which is the outlet of the Yellow River. Lijin County is on the north bank of the Yellow River, and today's Liaocheng County is on the south bank of the Yellow River. The two counties in ancient and modern times are symmetrical from north to south.

Since the death of Emperor Xiaokang of the Han Dynasty, Chen Mu has begun to make arrangements in Qingzhou.

The first is to make money. Business groups represented by Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping vigorously develop business channels, not only intersecting with various business groups from all over the world, but also with major aristocratic families, tycoons, consortiums, etc. in the surrounding areas of Qingzhou.

Now that the sales channels have been communicated, it is also essential to vigorously develop products.

In the past, Qingzhou mainly exported grain. However, as the war approaches, grain is used as a reserve material and must be exported less. The next step, of course, is to develop commodities that can replace grain.

What was the most profitable business in ancient times?

Grain, grass, salt and iron.

People regard food as their first priority, so food is the first priority.

Salt is also indispensable, so it comes second.

People in the Han Dynasty mainly used well salt and pond salt as salt, and sea salt needed to be boiled in water. In the Spring and Autumn Period, the Qi State relied on sea salt to become prosperous for a while.

But that's because the population of China in the Spring and Autumn Period was less than 10 million, and the low production of well salt from various countries plus sea salt from Qi State could meet the demand.

After the unification of the Han Dynasty, the population increased dramatically, and the low production of sea salt became meaningless, so the Han Dynasty began to excavate well salt, pond salt, etc. in large quantities.

However, compared to after the Ming Dynasty, salt is still in short supply. If salt can be produced in large quantities, it will bring huge wealth to Qingzhou.

After all, food is a necessity of life, and so is salt.

Chen Mu used the salt-drying method that only appeared in the Song Dynasty and was popularized in the Ming Dynasty to cast a large number of salt fields on the coastal border of Shandong. After a year of hard work, a large amount of coarse salt was harvested, and tons of white salt blocks with impurities were sent.

Enter the seaside warehouse.

After these salt blocks are taken out, the subsequent process is actually similar to the process of well salt and pool salt. They must be boiled, filtered, etc. to remove impurities and become refined salt.

Some people may say, since it is so troublesome, why not just make salt from wells and salt ponds? Wouldn't it be missing a process?

But let’s not mention that Shandong itself does not produce well salt and pond salt, and there is no such resource. Let’s just say that sea water is inexhaustible and inexhaustible.
To be continued...