Chapter 148: The Next Goal
Soon, the news of Fu Sheng's ascension to the throne as the new emperor of Fu Qin was sent by various messengers to the various armies of Fu Qin.
For this news, people like Fu Liu and Fu Jian are naturally not very comfortable, after all, they have been so close to that position. But they also had to accept their fate at this time, after all, Fu Sheng took over the throne, whether it was in love or reason, there was no problem.
Especially at this time, the Fu Qin court could no longer withstand any toss, and they themselves understood this. Therefore, I had to suppress the unwillingness in my heart and honestly worship the new emperor on his accession to the throne. At the same time, because of Fu Chang's funeral, they had to go back again.
In general, although the matter of the Fu Qin court this time was very impactful, it still seemed very calm on the surface. And not long after Lei Qiaoer and others decided this matter, Li Xin got the news.
"It seems that Fu Sheng's ascension to the throne of God is really a bit of providence. I didn't do anything yet, and he was pushed straight up! Brother Fu Sheng! Now it's up to you to perform! Don't let me down! After Li Xin knew, he couldn't help but look up at the sky, and said secretly in his heart.
A few days later, Fu Jian officially ascended the throne, but then a funeral was held for Fu Chang. If you calculate it in this way, the Fu Qin court can really be regarded as a double happiness! Moreover, they also specially announced the enthronement of Fu Sheng in the world.
Obviously, they intended to use this incident to warn or deter the surrounding forces, especially the Huashan Army in Guanzhong. Let people see that they are not confused because of Fu Chang's death, so that the Huashan army and others dare not attack them rashly.
Because this incident was too important for the Fu Qin court, all counties along the line strengthened their vigilance to prevent the Huashan army from taking the opportunity to attack.
It's a pity that they didn't know that Li Xin had no intention of sending troops at this time. And they don't know what kind of surprise the new emperor who was elected by themselves will bring them.
After Li Xin instructed Tu Qi to closely monitor, he basically stopped caring about the affairs over there, even if Zhou Tong and others kept sending letters asking to take advantage of the chaos to attack, they all asked him to refute it. At this time, his most important thing was still on the governance of Guanzhong Hedong.
"The training of the army must not be delayed, and if the land east of the river is empty for too long, it is very easy for people to take advantage of it. It's very easy for us to conquer Hedong, but don't let people easily take it away from us! When the news arrived, Li Xin was inspecting the new barracks.
Since Liu Xiaohai was already in charge of the defense of Hedong, the training of recruits at this time was handed over to Hu Tian and Peng Lin to do, and Li Xin gave them a good explanation.
"Don't worry, general, we all understand! These soldiers had already been on the battlefield, and it was much easier to train than the recruits recruited from the common people! In less than a month, it will be able to be dispatched. As long as the usual training is not interrupted, basically speaking, there is no problem in going to the battlefield! Hu Tian is also a deputy staff general now, and he is much calmer when he speaks.
"That's good! These soldiers and horses are the key force for us to stabilize Guanzhong, and now Zhou Tong, Li Erhei, He Feng and Liu Xiaohai are still too weak in their defensive forces. Especially Liu Xiaohai, the situation he is facing is very complicated, and the strength of the Murong clan is very strong, so we can't afford to be negligent! By the way, Penryn, how are your cavalry trained now? Li Xin said while watching the soldiers in front of him drill. Finally, he asked Peng Lin beside him.
"Cavalry training is relatively tough, after all, it's not something that comes in a hurry. The cavalry in the early stage are basically scattered now, and the scale of 3,000 cavalry is basically the ultimate for us. In this case, if one person is paired with two horses, there is no problem in long-distance running! Penlin replied.
"Cavalry is a very important force, and it is better to be slow than to be safe. Although our situation is not very good, I will fully support the training of cavalry. I just hope that you will not disappoint me and the Huashan Army in the future! Li Xin nodded, he is not the kind of person who is greedy and aggressive, in order to be able to get the best result, it is no problem to sacrifice speed.
"The last general understands that he must go all out and dare not slack off in the slightest!" When Peng Lin heard this, he hurriedly stood up.
After reading it in the new barracks, Li Xin returned to Chang'an City to deal with the various official documents sent below.
"Hedong has already been won, and the next thing is Yiju County! After these two places are taken, the two salt-producing areas closest to Guanzhong are under control, and the next step is to carry out the plan. Li Xin looked at the map for a while and said to himself.
This Yiju County is dozens of miles north of Binzhou City in later generations, south of Ning County. At the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, it was originally a county under the jurisdiction of Beidi County, which was under the jurisdiction of Shuofang Thorn History. It's just that later, the world was in turmoil for too long, and the Shuofang Thorn History Department was slowly abandoned, and the few counties under its jurisdiction were naturally gone.
This Beidi County originally had thirteen counties, but as a result, only two counties were left in Wei, and overseas Chinese ruled to Fengyi County. Yiju County was abolished before, but later it was reinstated during the Western Jin Dynasty.
It's just that after the Yongjia funeral, it fell into the hands of the Hu people and ceased to rule the Jin court. Yiju County is just close to today's Xinping County, and it is basically under Li Erhei's troops.
When Yiju County was in the Han Dynasty, it once set up a salt official to be in charge of salt production. Because it is close to the straight road of Qinshi, it is naturally very convenient for road transportation. The salt produced there can directly enter Guanzhong through the straight road, and the cost will be greatly reduced.
"Go and call Tu Qi to me!" After thinking for a while, Li Xin said to the soldiers outside the door.
It didn't take long for Tu Qi, who was working on the side, to rush over.
"General, are you looking for me?" Tu Qi bowed slightly.
"Last time I asked you to send someone to investigate the situation in Yiju County, did you have an eyebrow?" Li Xin motioned for him to come closer and asked.
"General Qiyu, I've already investigated. That Yiju County originally surrendered to Fu Qin, and the Fu Qin court did not send anyone to take over, but only appointed the local surname as the county commander. After the Qin court was expelled from Guanzhong by us, Yiju County seemed to have no movement, and seemed to be waiting to see the direction of the wind. Before General Li Shen defeated the two counties of Xinping County and formed a defensive line, he also sent people to recruit them, but it seems that the other party refused! ”
"Well, so it seems that this Yiju County wants to be our enemy? What is the name of the other party? Hearing this, Li Xin couldn't help frowning.
"Behind the other party, it seems that he has a lot to do with the Hu people in the north, so he is not very afraid of us. The county order that now occupies Yiju County was appointed by Fu Qin, and his name is Sang Lun! Now about forty years old, his family has taken root in Yiju County for more than 100 years, and controls most of the salt-producing land in Yiju County! Tu Qi thought for a moment and replied.
"That's it! How many soldiers and horses did he have? How is the combat power? After a deep sigh, Li Xin asked again.
Because he started by selling salt, his family was rich and recruited 3,000 private soldiers to guard the county seat and salt-producing areas. Not only that, but he also spent a lot of money to bring in hundreds of war horses from the north, and there were hundreds of cavalry. Combined, it is nearly 3,500 people. Moreover, the soldiers and horses under his command are well-trained and well-equipped. It is said that this Sang Lun made a rule, and when he was training on weekdays, whoever won the first place not only had a heavy reward, but also often rewarded them with his concubines. Those who failed to pass the training were all executed in public on the spot, so the combat effectiveness of these more than 3,000 horses can be described as good. This is also the reason why Fu Qin didn't attack Yiju County before! Tu Qi replied.
"In this case, if you want to take this place, I'm afraid you have to plan carefully! You go and call Peng Lin and Sun Tie to me! Hearing this, Li Xin couldn't help but fall into thought, and after thinking for a while, he said to him.
After Sun Tie and Peng Lin received the order, they hurried over from the camp of the new army, but they did not see Li Xin until the afternoon.
"General, you came to us for a war?" After seeing Li Xin, Sun Tie immediately asked.
"Heh, you're pretty smart! Let's take a look! Hearing this, Li Xin couldn't help but glance at him and said with a smile. Then he pushed the map over and pointed to the place where Yiju County was located on the map.
Peng Lin and Sun Tie hurriedly looked at the map, which basically only had a general terrain, and the direction of the city was marked on it. So, basically, there's nothing too much to look at.
"Are we preparing to attack Anding County?" After a few glances, Penlin asked.
"No, Anding County is still beyond the reach of us now, Anding County doesn't care about it now, I just want this place!" Li Xin shook his head.
"Yiju County! I heard that this county originally belonged to Beidi County, but two years ago, Fu Jian included it in Anding County. The most important thing is that this place is a salt-producing place, and it is very close to Tan Binh County! If we want to fight down, there shouldn't be too much of a problem! General Li is over there, if he sends troops, it should be solved directly, right? Hearing this, Sun Tie groaned for a moment before he said.
"If it is a normal situation, the people on Li Erhei's side are indeed enough, but now there is a little other situation, you look at the latest news!" Li Xin didn't explain much, but took out the previous information of Tu Qi and let the two of them take a look.
"The strength of Yiju County is not weak, and with the soldiers and horses in Erhei's hands alone, I am afraid that it will not be able to solve the problem. If you don't do it well, it may jeopardize the security of the entire line of defense, so you have to think of another way! While they looked closely, Li Xin continued on the side. 22