Murong Yun

Early autumn season.

The weather this year was very smooth. Even though some counties and counties suffered from floods and droughts, the overall environment in the whole world was still very good.

Liu Yu could already see the harvest forecast reported by various prefectures and counties.

"This is just a year of rest and recuperation, and such a great achievement is achieved. I am really relieved."

In the hall, Liu Yu was handling the memorials submitted by various prefectures and counties with Xi Jian, Gongsun Sheng, Xun Sui and others.

"Your Majesty, this is all due to the resumption of the army, which is because of your mercy." Gongsun Sheng flattered very rarely.

When Liu Yu heard these words, there was no sense of incongruity.

Because Liu Yu felt that he was worthy of this praise now.

During this year, Gou Xi, Ran Long, Liu Kun and others in the northwest were busy conquering the Qiang and Hu tribes, and the Murong Xianbei tribes in the east repeatedly launched an attack on Dongpingzhou and Sanshan County.

However, the Han army defended with stable countermeasures.

There is no additional taxation and corvee to the people in the country.

"If I come for another year, I'm afraid Jiangdong will be completely unable to sit still." Gongsun Sheng said immediately.

"Yes, I heard that Sima Shao from Jingkou has trained a strong army of tens of thousands of people, claiming to be able to compete with Wang Dun." Liu Yu said.

When Xi Jian heard this, he suddenly smiled.

"Your Majesty, this is just a self-proclaimed statement. With the supply of Jingkou, there are tens of thousands of people living there, at most more than ten thousand people."

After hearing this, Liu Yu also felt it made sense.

The training of Sima Shao, the crown prince of the Jin family in Jiangdong, in Jingkou was not smooth. They originally wanted to imitate the pattern of the Han army's troops splitting the fields, but the gentry and local natives who crossed the south repeatedly opposed it, and there were even several unrest.

These turmoils were naturally initiated by the powerful families.

Faced with heavy pressure, Sima Rui could only compromise and retreat, greatly reducing the number of original "Jingkou Soldiers" vocational fields, but was just around Jingkou.

"No, you can't be careless at this time. I heard that Sima Shao is young, but he is fair and decisive and agile. As long as he is the one who works for him, he will do his best to do his best. It can be seen that he is a hero." Xun Sui reminded.

After hearing this, Liu Yu nodded slightly.

Today's court meeting is to determine the next step of response.

Because the situation today has already changed a little bit.

Zhang Da and Liu Yu of Liangzhou basically maintained a mutually beneficial attitude. Because of the increasingly prosperous trade, Sima Bao, who was sandwiched in the middle, was also full of oil. The attitudes of Liangzhou and Qinzhou have become increasingly cooperative and friendly.

However, Sima Rui and other Nandu gentry members in Jiangdong were all trapped in schizophrenia.

Faced with the increasingly stable situation in the north, these northern gentry fled to Jiangdong quickly split into two factions.

All the people are facing the world situation negatively. Whether they follow Liu Yu or Sima Rui, they are all ministers, and it does not affect them.

But another group of people has become Liu Yu's enemies.

They could not return to the north, because that would mean losing the treatment of aristocratic people. If they were allowed to mingle with the poor commoners and participate in the selection of officials by Liu Yu, it would be even more uncomfortable than killing them.

Therefore, these people kept advocating training to protect themselves in order to maintain their own power and status.

But they were unwilling to have military power in the hands of Emperor Sima Rui. They tried every means to obstruct and suppress the Crown Prince Sima Shao who was training in Jingkou.

"These gentry sects who fled south are really the two ends of the rat. If they return north as soon as possible, I will also be important to them, but now it seems that they must not be reused."

"Sima Rui and his son met them so well, but even if they had such a result, I am afraid that I will never satisfy their desires."

Liu Yu shook his head and said.

"Your Majesty, because of this, you should increase your troops in Xuzhou. Once you have the opportunity, you will lead your troops south to first conquer Shouchun and Jingkou, and then you can directly attack Jiankang." Gongsun Sheng said.

"Your Majesty, I think that you should not be so impatient about Jiangdong. You should watch the fire from the other side of the river, let Sima and his son and Gaomen check and balance each other and fight within their internal friction. When both of them are both defeated, you will use thunder to defeat them." Xi Jian immediately put forward different opinions.

"How can this be done? Sima Shao has a young heroic spirit. In time, he will probably become a hero. If he is not eliminated as soon as possible, wouldn't it be a disaster left?" Gongsun Sheng said.

"No, the chaos in Jiangdong cannot be settled by Sima Shao. Its strength is far less than that of Wang Dun and others. Now that Wang Dun has suffered a defeat in attacking Yizhou, he must be afraid of criticism from Jiangdong. Facing Sima Shao who is becoming more and more powerful, he will definitely be angry and embarrassed. It will definitely not be too late to do something that is not a minister."

Xi Jian also grasped military affairs and paid great attention to the situation in Jiangdong and Jingzhou.

Not long ago, General Jin, the governor of Jingzhou, and Dun of Wuchang County led a large army to the west to the Chengguo Emperor Li Xiong, who was the emperor of Yizhou.

The Jin army led by Wang Dun set out from Ba County and captured several cities along the way. The people in the territory all brought food to welcome the Jin army.

Faced with such a good situation, Wang Dun immediately became arrogant. Then, because he underestimated the enemy, he suffered consecutive defeats in Jiangyang and Anhan. Tens of thousands of Jin troops suffered heavy losses and had to retreat back to Ba County in a sloppy manner.

By the time Liu Yu learned the news, Wang Dun had already led the defeated generals from Ba County to return to Jingzhou.

"Wang Dunxin is defeated, shouldn't he restrain his prestige? Do you still dare to be so arrogant?" Liu Yu asked with a little Xiqi.

"Your Majesty, Wang Dun is the most stubborn. If others have made mistakes, they will definitely criticize them. If they have made mistakes, they will not allow anyone to criticize them, and they will not even be allowed to think in their hearts." Xi Jian said with a smile.

Xi Jian had contact with Wang Dun in Luoyang, and he knew his temperament very well.

Although these high-ranking children of the Wang family of Langya never lacked talent, their arrogance also impressed him.

"Wang Dun is so arrogant, wouldn't Sima Shao in Jingkou be in big trouble?" Liu Yu immediately became happy.

In this way, Wang Dun's personality is very similar to Yuan Shao in the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty.

Once you suffer a defeat, the first thing that is unlucky is those who may laugh at you.

"Yes, Your Majesty, so I feel that Jiangdong should not feel our hostility at this time, but instead, we should send envoys to greet you so that they know that Your Majesty has no hostility."

"Only in this way can Wang Dun and Sima Rui truly meet."

Liu Yu thought about it carefully and found that this is indeed the case.

The crown prince Sima Shao, who now masters the "Jingkou Soldiers", is very energetic. Although he has not many troops, he has already become a strong soldier. Facing the general Wang Dun who returned from Yizhou, he will definitely have the idea of ​​fighting for a sigh of relief.

At the very least, we must take advantage of Wang Dun's defeat to regain Jiangzhou in the upper reaches of Jiangdong.

Although Wang Dun suffered a defeat, Jiangzhou was still strong in controlling Jingzhou and Jiangzhou, and he would inevitably respond fiercely.

"Okay, then let's use this strategy to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger's fight, and let Wang Dun and Sima fight to take a look first."

After seeing Liu Yu express his opinion, Gongsun Sheng stopped talking.

Anyway, his plan was to target Sima Shao in Jingkou. If Wang Dun could also solve Sima Shao, or if both of them could suffer losses, it would be better.

"Your Majesty, Wang Dun is newly defeated in Yizhou. Although the Di people Li Xiong won, he mobilized a large number of troops. I heard that the troops in Hanzhong area have already shown signs of a decrease. I think we should immediately increase troops from Hanzhong and first capture Hanzhong. Whether we enter Yizhou or not, we can take the initiative." Xi Jian said again.

"If we increase troops in Hanzhong, we will definitely increase the supply of food and grass. Wouldn't we also need to increase taxes from Guanzhong?" Liu Yu frowned slightly.

This year's Guanzhong has good weather and good weather, which is the best scene in more than a decade.

If we can take this opportunity to prepare, the food and population will usher in higher explosive growth next year.

If a large amount of manpower and material resources are collected to support the war in Hanzhong, it will take another year to delay.

"Your Majesty, Hanzhong is the key. If Li Xiong turns around, he will definitely increase his troops first. By then, the two cities left by Your Majesty in Hanzhong will probably be difficult to save. It is better to take the initiative and go south to Hanzhong in one fell swoop."

"The people of Guanzhong have been suffering from military famine for more than ten years. Now His Majesty is just increasing his income from corvee labor taxes, so how can he not bear it?"

According to Xi Jian's meaning, the people of Guanzhong have been tortured and almost despaired. Now Liu Yu has just given them hope this year.

If they were allowed to contribute their manpower and material resources, it would be very smooth.

"Your Majesty, I also think that the troops should be increased in Hanzhong." Xun Sui said from the side.

"Wei Wu and Emperor Zhaolie failed to compete for Hanzhong, which led to the decades of Han Dynasty in Yizhou. Now that Li Xiong has defeated Wang Dun, he has already won the hearts of many people in Yizhou. If he is asked to increase his troops to take Hanzhong, it would be a repeat of the situation of Emperor Zhaolie back then."

"Once you cut off your own path, it will be hundreds of times more difficult to guide Yizhou."

After hearing the suggestions of Xi Jian, Xun Sui and others, Liu Yu began to think again.

In Hanzhong, the problem of transporting food and grass is actually even bigger than the problem of combat.

Once you fall into a war, you will first consume each other's food and supplies and sharpness.

When one side can't hold on, then use the final heavy blow to determine the outcome.

When Emperor Zhaolie of Han Dynasty Liu Bei conquered Hanzhong, he basically followed this path.

Now it seems that his situation is the same as Cao Cao back then, while Li Xiong, who has the advantage of geographical advantages, is the same as Liu Bei back then.

Under such circumstances, Liu Yu was really worried, afraid of the useless problems that Cao Cao faced back then.

It takes at least hundreds of thousands of people to consume food rations a year, and then you may get a "sweet rib" result?

In the end, Liu Yu agreed to the suggestion of conquering Hanzhong and sent Xi Jian to seize Guanzhong to take charge of all the affairs of Hanzhong.

When Xi Jian left Yecheng, it happened to be the time when a group of taiwan students from Yecheng Imperial College graduated.

This matter was originally under the responsibility of Xi Jian, but now he is going to Yongzhou, Liu Yu personally took over the matter.

The main defense direction is Dongpingzhou, which is the area of ​​the former four Han counties.

The Han army there was wearing this red black dragon flag.

The Han army in Dongpingzhou called this the "Huanghan Xuanlong Banner".

"General, these Qingzhou thieves actually came here?"

A Xianbei general immediately said in surprise when he heard Murong Yun's words.
To be continued...