After Tu Qi left, Li Xin didn't go back, but sat in the official office and thought about the map. That night, he didn't close his eyes at all, and when it was dawn, he finally figured out what he should do next.

"Come on, go and invite Wang Changshi!" As soon as it was dawn, Li Xin instructed the soldiers outside the door.

Not long after, Wang Meng hurriedly walked in, Li Xin dismissed the others, and only the two of them were left in the official office.

"You're in such a hurry to come to me, but what's the urgency?" Wang Meng saw that he didn't seem to have slept all night, and couldn't help asking.

"It really matters! Come on, come and have a look! Li Xin took him to the table, picked up the thing he had written and painted the night before, and showed it to him, it was a plan.

Wang Meng took it and looked at it carefully, and after a while, he raised his head, looked at him and said in surprise: "Is this really possible?" ”

"Of course it works, you see, there is a salt-producing land in the east of the river, and then, there is also a salt-producing land in the north of Xinping County! If we control these two places, we can produce a lot of salt. In addition to being able to supply the people of Guanzhong for their own use, the most important thing is that Xuyu and other prefectures and counties east of Hedong County are short of salt. In this way, we can exchange for more food! It not only solves our own salt problem, but also solves the problem of food shortage! Li Xin nodded and said.

There are a total of nine counties in Hedong County, which are roughly in the east of Guandong, and the area of Yongji City, Wenxi County, and Yuncheng City in later generations. This Hedong County used to belong to Sizhou, located north of Zhongtiao Mountain!

Now Yin Chi is stationed in that Puban County near the bank of the Yellow River! It is only a distance from Guanzhong on the Yellow River. Therefore, in fact, this Hedong County was under the control of Yin Chi at this time.

And to the north of Hedong County, the adjacent one is Binh Duong County! This Pingyang County is a big county, and it originally belonged to Fu Qin, so it seems that there is nothing to do for the time being, but after a long time, I don't know.

Li Xin's plan was simple, that is, to take the land east of the river, occupy the place where salt was produced, and then use the salt in exchange for grain from other places. Due to the low productivity of this era, and the chaos of the world, many places were available without salt.

Looking around Guanzhong, there are many places where salt is produced in Qinzhou, Longxi, but there is no way to transport it to the Central Plains in the east to sell. There were more places on the Shandong Peninsula to produce salt at this time, but it was the most chaotic place, and the local forces were subdued and rebelled, and they were still under the sphere of influence of the Yan State.

Therefore, there are many areas around Guanzhong that rely on the salt-producing area of Hedong. Places like Hongnong County have to rely on salt from the east of the river. As for Hanzhong, transporting salt from Shu to the north is basically the same as transporting salt from Guanzhong to the south, and the road is basically the same. Moreover, Hanzhong has been relatively stable over the years, so food is relatively rich.

Moreover, there is great military significance in this.

Once it occupies Hedong County, it can rely on the Zhongtiao Mountain and Taihang Mountains in the east to defend against the possible attacks of the Murong clan of the Yan Kingdom in the east. That Taihang Mountain is extremely dangerous, except for the ancient Taihang Bacheng, there are almost no other paths to enter Hedong County.

In this way, as long as the road in this mountain is blocked, basically the Murong clan will have to enter Guanzhong from other places.

If you go north from Hedong County and pass Pingyang County, you can finally reach the location of Taiyuan at the time of the Western Jin Dynasty, that is, the Taiyuan area in later generations. This place is an important town in the world, although he is unable to occupy it now, but if he first gains a firm foothold in Hedong County, once the strength is reached, he can take advantage of the situation to go north to take Taiyuan, and then wait for the opportunity to send troops to the secluded land.

Of course, this matter is too far for today's Huashan Army. But Li Xin still thought about it, but this time, the main purpose was to raise food. Only after this problem has been solved can we talk about other things.

"Your idea is good, it's just that there is Shu salt in Hanzhong, and there are frequent wars in Yuzhou and other places, so I'm afraid I won't be able to get much food, right?" Wang Meng thought about it for a while, but still felt that it was a little unrealistic.

"Mainly in Guanzhong, and further south in Jingzhou and other places, salt is not suitable for transportation, especially in this world! It's best to be able to buy salt closest to you! Moreover, I have more confidence in the Sima envoy in Hanzhong. ”

"What's so unusual about Sima Xun? How did you have so much faith in him? Hearing this, Wang Meng couldn't help but wonder.

"Oh, there's nothing, it's just that it's not a peaceful Lord! Man! As long as there is ambition! A lot of things are easy to do! I'll have someone send me a letter when the time comes, and he'll agree to buy salt from us when he sees it!" Li Xin said with a smile.

This Sima Xun is the son of the Jiangzuo clan, and he is a fierce general, although he says that he is brave and unscrupulous, but he wants to be the emperor. If it weren't for the fear of Yizhou Assassin Shi Zhou Fu, I am afraid that he would have already occupied the land of Shu Han and raised troops to claim the title of king.

Historically, not long after Zhou Fu died, this guy immediately raised troops and chose to attack Chengdu. As a result, it was soon pacified, although it was not successful in the end, but before he died, he was also addicted to being an emperor.

Since he has this ambition, he can't just take advantage of it. As long as he explained the benefits of this, and let him know that using the salt in Guanzhong was more beneficial to his major affairs than using the salt of Shudi, he would know what to do.

After all, if he really launched a rebellion, all the materials in Shu would definitely be cut off, and it would be impossible for him to eat salt in Hanzhong at that time. If he had stocked up on a batch at this time, it would have been no problem. Li Xin, on the other hand, took the opportunity to exchange for some grain to support the harvest next year.

"If that's the case, that's a good thing! As long as this year's food problem is solved, basically speaking, it should be fine. However, there seem to be a lot of soldiers and horses in Yin Chi of Hedong County, if you want to capture there, it is best to prepare properly! Seeing that he was so sure, Wang Meng agreed, but reminded him emphatically.

"Well, I'm going to hand over this matter to Liao Chuan and Liu Xiaohai to do, each with three thousand soldiers and horses, and cross the river from the east of Xiayang! Then the soldiers divided into two routes, all the way along the river directly south, straight to Pusaka. After crossing the river all the way, he went straight east and captured Wenxi, Anyi County and other places to prevent Yin Chi from escaping! Li Xin said the specific plan, with the remaining troops in Guanzhong now, it is already a lot to use 6,000 troops.

Fortunately, Guanzhong is surrounded by Huashan Army guards at this time, so he is not afraid of anything. Of course, before doing this, we still have to collect the military power of the counties in Guanzhong. Otherwise, under the emptiness of Guanzhong, there is a high possibility of chaos.

After the two discussed and decided, they kept it a secret for the time being, immediately drew up a list, and quickly sent people to each county to take over the military power. At the same time, the remaining 3,000 people were handed over to Peng Lin under the command of Peng Lin, and in the name of training, they rode back and forth between the counties every day to achieve the purpose of deterrence.

In this way, even if some people have ideas in their hearts, they will not dare to act rashly.

And Li Xin himself quietly went to Dali County and secretly summoned Liu Xiaohai and Liao Chuan to come over to discuss the big thing this time.

"General, if you cross the river, it is naturally the best Linjin Pass, a few miles southeast of Dali County! There is a Kasaka ferry there, and there is also a ferry on the other side, which is just right for the army to cross the river! After learning about the entire battle plan, Liu Xiaohai suggested.

"That being said, it's not realistic to go that route. After all, since we occupied Guanzhong, Yin Chi has strengthened his guard on the front line of the riverbank outside Puban County. If we fight from there, it will be very difficult, and we may also scare him away! Li Xin shook his head.

"However, to the east of Xiayang, the terrain on the other side is higher, but it is a steep cliff, although it is not particularly high, but it is really not a good thing for the landing of the army. If you cross the river from there, I'm afraid that before the war starts, you will have to lose your manpower! Liu Xiaohai said with some worry.

"I know that it is precisely because of the cliffs and cliffs that are dozens of miles long that the other party will inevitably relax their guard. If we land from there, we will definitely be able to take it by surprise! Of course, you still have to be more careful in the choice of this location! You see, between Fenyin County and Pishi County, there is a distance of more than ten miles! This is the junction of the two counties, and the border between the two counties is the place where the opponent's defense is weak, so let's land from there! Li Xin pointed to a place on the map and said to the two.

Fenyin County belongs to Hedong County, and its location is on the east side of the cliff near the bank of the Yellow River, on the southeast bank of the later Han City. And this Pishi County is a few miles north of the later city of Kawazu, near the foot of that mountain.

There is a junction between the two counties, and if you cross the river from the northeast of Xiayang County, and then land from there, you can slowly climb the cliff and climb the flat land above. After that, you can go all the way east and south.

"Indeed, if we can cross the river from that place, we will be a little more sure. After all, that Yin Chi had put most of his attention on the ferry outside Puban County! It's just the right time for us to sneak over! After thinking for a while, Liu Xiaohai nodded. Take a hundred plating to read the latest chapter of "Eastern Jin Dynasty Tang Wang's Claw Book House" for free for the first time.