Chapter 363: Hanzhong Zhang Lu
After reading Zhao Yun's handwriting handed by Guo Jia, Liu Yi closed his eyes and thought for a moment, as if he was thinking about the battlefield thousands of miles away, since the last time he sent troops to support Liu Bei, he had not sent troops for half a year, and it was really a little uncomfortable to be idle for a while outside the perennial campaign, if it weren't for the fact that the DPRK needed him to sit in charge, this trip would have to pass through Jizhou, and I am afraid it would not be Zilong's turn to go out.
"The third brother can deal with it like this, which is very much in line with my heart, Ji Zhengfang? This man is a good general. "When the princes were discussing Dong, Liu Yi had a lot of acquaintances with those generals, this Ji Ling had fought with Huaxiong in the coalition camp, although he was invincible, he was also able to fight Ziwei for thirty rounds, and his martial arts were still secondary, and it was rare to have the talent to govern the army, and it was a rare general under Yuan Shu's account.
"Hehe, Wenhe, am I wrong? The Lord's news will surely mention this spirit. Guo Jia smiled at Jia Xu on the side, he has been with Liu Yi for many years, and he still understands the spleen and stomach of this lord.
"My lord, now the recruits of each battalion are all full, and the recruits for this time are like clouds, and Zhicai now only hates Changwen, where the grain, grass, money and food are difficult to support for a while, otherwise it is 500,000 troops and I also have them in the land of Sanzhou." Xi Zhicai said with regret that the people's support for this recruitment was really beyond his expectations, such as the Huwei battalion needed to be expanded by 30,000, but the number of applicants reached more than 76,000, and the situation of each battalion was similar, but Chen Quntianyu's supply of grain, grass and military salaries was provided in strict accordance with the standards, which made him feel very unsatisfied.
The increase in personnel does not mean that the quality of soldiers has declined, on the contrary, with the improvement of the people's livelihood in Sanzhou, the people will naturally have a certain increase in physical fitness if they eat well, and the more than 70,000 people who signed up for the Tiger Guard Battalion are at least 60,000 diligent and training in Zhang He's words, which is a strong army! The regrets in the hearts of these leading generals are the same as those of Xi Zhicai.
Youzhou is rich in the world, but according to Liu Yi's meaning, all the money and grain must have a unified plan, and the surplus grain must be kept enough every year. God can't always be smooth, and being prepared for danger in times of peace is the way to go, but this is only one of the reasons.
The second is that Liu Yi's corporals have excellent equipment and generous military salaries, and the money and food that can support two soldiers in other states can only feed one ordinary soldier in Youzhou, the weapons must be refined, the armor must be complete, and they also have auxiliary troops that other princes do not have, and the military expenditure is extremely huge.
Regarding these points, everyone has been carefully scrutinized, with the current supply capacity of the three states, the ratio of soldiers to the people should be controlled at one to fifteen is relatively generous, the last inventory of household registration in the three states plus Liaodong a total of more than 6 million people, enough to supply 400,000 troops, the total number of battalions after the full strength should be more than 300,000, but these are the main battle forces, like the maintenance of the place, the county soldiers who guard the city are not listed, the strategy of elite soldiers has always been Liu Yi's admiration.
"Changwen and Ji Ming are also strictly abiding by their duties, although the soldiers are important, they cannot hinder the people's livelihood, and after the development of the state, there will be fewer regrets." Listening to Xi Zhicai's words that were a bit like complaints, Liu Yi said that Chen Quntian Yu also acted according to orders.
"I also know the words of the lord, Changwen Ji Ming is a loyal person, but he can't use it to make people feel anxious, the day before yesterday and Changwen talked about it, he also said that he wanted the lord to find a way to get more money and food." Xi Zhicai is still unavoidable at this time.
"Everything needs to be done step by step, pulling out the seedlings and promoting the growth will reap the harm, and the business affairs of the three states can only make steady profits, and if they are too hasty, I am afraid they will be hindered." Liu Yi said in his heart, I can't wait to turn stones into gold, but the rice has to be eaten one bite at a time, and now the commerce of the states is more prosperous than the rest of the Han Dynasty, of course, there is still a big gap from the system in Liu Yi's mind, after all, the concept of heavy agriculture and light business has long been ingrained, and it is impossible to completely change it.
"Looking at the current combat strength of our army, it is not purely based on numbers, if it is tied, I believe that the princes of the world are unsurpassed, and now General Gao leads 10,000 towns to Shouhan Valley, and Wenyuan 30,000 Yanyun battalions occupy the tiger prison, our army has no worries, Sizhou has a son to sit in the town, 20,000 yellow shirt battalions are enough for its central deployment, and there is also the support of the state, so to wait for the army, the general should lead more than 200,000 troops to the south, such a force, it has been rare to see for decades." Jia Xu said at this time that he assisted Xi Zhicai in training the troops, and each battalion knew the details very well.
"Wen He also said less about the 40,000 horses that Xingba's Flying Tiger Army and the Qiang, Xiongnu, and Wuhuan tribes are about to send, and our army's iron cavalry will definitely step on every river and mountain in the Han Dynasty, hehe, Liu Mou is a little itchy when he says this, I hope that Brother Benchu will not let me down." Counting the war horses sent from several places, Liu Yi's army of more than 200,000 actually had 80,000 cavalry, which was already a rather terrifying number in the late Han Dynasty, and Liu Yi was confident that he would sweep any enemy like a fallen leaf.
"This time Yuan Shu went to Jizhou, he will definitely dedicate the jade seal to Yuan Shao, I can wait and see what happens, and when the army is ready, he will go down to Jizhou with the momentum of thunder, and the great cause of the lord can be expected!" Seeing the excitement flashing in Liu Yi's eyes, Xi Zhicai also sensed it and said angrily.
"Hehe, the lord is really proud, but this matter will take time. My lord, Jia was destined to investigate the origins of those assassins, and now they seem to have gained, they entered Beiping under the guise of a caravan, but the caravan belonged to Hanzhong, and Jing Fang also wrote here to say that he had seen these people pass through Hangu Pass. Guo Jia smiled slightly, and said with a straight face, he had distributed the shadow drawings of those dead assassins everywhere, and followed the clues of the caravan to investigate, Tian'er had some clues in a few days with all his strength, and it was also one of the reasons why he came to see Liu Yi tonight.
"Hanzhong? Wenhe, where is Liu Jiyu? Liu Yi was slightly stunned when he heard this, he only heard of Zhang Gongqi's name, he had never met, I am afraid that the day was killed and now in Hanzhong, suddenly thought of Liu Zhang's incident a few days ago, could it be that Zhang Lu would still make a hindrance from it, if he goes, Liu Zhang will lose his biggest reliance, and the chaos in Shuzhong is more difficult to stabilize, he Zhang Gongqi will have a chance, the more he thinks about it, the more reasonable he feels, Liu Jiyu has left Beiping a few days ago, he immediately asked Jia Xu.
"The lord asked him to meet Zicai first, and then go to Chang'an to meet Ma Shoucheng, presumably on the way to Luoyang at this time, Zhang Gongqi is quite talented in governance, and because of the Five Dou Mi Sect and Hanzhong is very popular, the Yellow Turban was not implicated, it seems that Fengxiao needs to thoroughly investigate this person's behavior." Jia Xu's heart moved when he heard this, and he obviously thought of what Liu Yi thought.
"If that Zhang Gongqi wants to be unfavorable to Liu, it is better to attack Ji Yu directly, so that he can get rid of the future troubles forever. Does Fengxiao want to send more people to protect Ji Yu along the way? Liu Yi said again, no matter how you look at Liu Zhang, it is better to kill than himself.
"Lord, Lord Liu is still here, Hanzhong and Lord Liu are still separated by a Chang'an, and Zhang Gongqi is afraid of Lord Liu's people should be above the Lord Gong." Guo Jia seems to have expected Liu Yi to ask this question.
"It's still Fengxiao who sees it thoroughly, but I haven't thought about it." Liu Yi thought about it carefully and understood the meaning of Guo Jia's words, Liu Yan has not passed away at this time, if Zhang Lu dares to make a move on Liu Zhang at this time, Liu Yan is eager to do his best, but whether he does it or not, he has to admit it, once Shuzhong and Hanzhong fight this loss, he may not be able to bear it, on the contrary, although Liu Yi is a soldier with enough food, but in the end it is far away, so it is logical for him to give up Liu Zhang and take Liu Yi, otherwise how could Ji Yu arrive in Beiping so easily? It seems that Guo Jia has expected these for a long time.
"Regardless of whether those assassins were Zhang Gongqi or not, we always had to respond, and he didn't think that the distant lord had no way to deal with him." It seems that Fengxiao has already made arrangements, and he is full of confidence in his words!
"Although Feng Xiao let it go, if it is really this Zhang Gongqi, Liu will make him too unstable in Hanzhong." Even if he can't raise troops against each other, Liu Yi can't use the same method, and he can also ask the Son of Heaven for an order to let this Lu Che investigate the heavenly killing, otherwise he can justifiably use the Son of Heaven to treat him for a crime of disadvantage!