At dawn, Gong Liangwen learned that the two had been waiting for a long time, and set up a banquet in the camp:

"My nephew has seen my second uncle."

"Hehe, nephew is exempt."

"Second Uncle Xie."

The two sat down on their own, and Gongliangwen asked:

"How is Song'er?"

"My cousin is all right, and he is assisting the Soviet division in reorganizing military affairs. The nephew came here to discuss with the second uncle the westward advance of the naval army on behalf of the Soviet military division. ”

"Oh, General Baili has already mentioned the matter of westward expansion, and since the Soviet army division has no objections, this plan will be carried out according to the plan. It's just that I don't know if General Baili will take all the sailors away, or will he still divide the troops into two routes, one will stay in Xihe, and the other will go west to Posong Province? ”

"General Hui Gongliang, the Jin Xuedi people still have more than 100 warships cruising in the lower reaches of the West River, so when they go here, they should leave the main force of our army's navy, and only lead some of the warships to the west to prevent the Jin Xuedi people's navy from raiding south."

"If the main force is left, will the troops be too thin." Gong Liangwen asked.

"Please rest assured, our army has more than 120 warships, and only 50 of them will be loaded with sailors in Xiaxi, so as to facilitate the capture of ships in the future, and the remaining 70 will be left in Xihe."

There are still more than 100 Jin Xuedi warships in the lower reaches of the West River, and if it were not for the pressure of the coalition navy, most of them would have to go upstream to assist the enemy troops on the shore to cross the river, and transfer the main force of the coalition navy away, and they would have taken advantage of the weakness.

Bailiyan only took fifty warships with him, and the personnel were fully manned, and the first stage was to plunder the ships, loot supplies, and expand the momentum of the navy, so as to curb the formation of the Jinxuedi navy and destroy its water surface vitality.

With the current technology, the construction cycle of one or two thousand stone ships in the Central Plains is roughly a few months to a year, and it takes two or three or even four years for a 34,500 stone ship, of which the drying and pre-forming of wood and the preparation of keels account for most of them, and it does not take long to really build and assemble.

The warship construction technology of the Jinxuedi people was backward, and its production cycle was several months longer than that of the Central Plains warships, and the large ships on the surface of the water could not be restored within one or two years after they were destroyed.

Since the mainland of the Guannai is far from the rear, it is not clear how many ships Bailiyan has, but the blockage of the transportation and the blockade of the waterway will undoubtedly exacerbate the difficulties of supplying its front, hit its surface forces, and still be beneficial to the coalition forces.

After agreeing with Gongliangwen about the westward advance of the navy, Baili Yan changed his words and continued:

"Mr. Su intends to organize the new annexed people into two armies, one army with coolies as soldiers, one army with farmers as troops, and the main force of our coalition army is reorganized to hold the two armies hostage, I don't know what General Gongliang wants?"

Gongliangwen pondered for a moment, nodded and said affirmatively:

"The new annexed people are not in harmony with each other, and each has his own thoughts, and it is a good policy to divide them into an army based on hatred and bitterness. However, our army suffered heavy casualties in battle, and most of these new vassals dragged their families and families, and attached themselves to our army only to escape enslavement, and had no intention of fighting to the death.

Our Central Plains armies often use clear rewards and punishments to motivate the morale of the army, but at present, our army is in the rear of the barbarian army, and no matter how many rewards and punishments are lost, I am afraid that these new vassals will not really use their lives. It must be allowed to taste the benefits before it can drive away its life. I wonder if the Soviet military division has a clever way to crack this method? ”

As soon as Gongliangwen's voice fell, Gongliangxiu took over and said:

"Second uncle, my nephew has a method, and after discussing it with Yan Gongzi and Su Junshi, I think it is feasible."

"Oh, how?"

"First, avoid wars and accumulate strength in order to nourish people's hearts. Second, most of the Central Plains citizens who have been obtained this time bring their families with their families, and our army should display the banner of returning to the Central Plains to gather people's hearts. Thirdly, those who were allowed to return to the Central Plains were promised exemption from taxes and taxes, and they were to settle their families with gold and silver from the plundered gold and silver baggage. Fourth, those who have made meritorious contributions to the killing of the enemy will be treated equally with the soldiers of our coalition army in the future, and those who oppose the Central Plains should be granted the position of power, so that the people's hearts can be determined. ”

"But in this way, in the future, all these Central Plains people will move to Zhiguo, and resettlement will be a huge problem, Xiu'er, have you ever thought about it."

"Second uncle, the people are the foundation of the country, and the Central Plains has suffered a great loss of vitality after the Black Turban Rebellion. My northern land was swept away by the Black Turban Army with two million people, and after years of fighting and fighting, Zhiguo lost more than one million people.

Jin Xuedi people have more than 16.7 million Central Plains people outside the pass, even if our army only captures half of them, there are 8.9 million people, of which the majority are strong men, even if all of them are soldiers, there are hundreds of thousands, after fighting, how many can be left.

In the future, when the main force of the barbarian army is defeated, we have to return to the Central Plains, and our army has plundered countless gold and silver from its place, and what is the difficulty in placing hundreds of thousands of horses. Moreover, Yan Gongzi has promised to collect the Central Plains people in Xianguo, which is profitable for both public and private. ”

Gongliangwen twisted his long beard and thought hard for a long time, and finally let go:

"Well, at the moment, I'm afraid that this is the only way to solve the urgent need, and as for the future, it doesn't hurt to wait until I return to the Central Plains to discuss it."

The four guidelines are the appeasement measures that Bailiyan, Gongliangxiu, and Su Fangyi came up with after discussing together.

The people of the Central Plains had no civil rights protection in the area, money was of no use to them, and they died of middle-aged labor, so there was no incentive for them to reward and punish more gold and silver.

Secondly, now there is no money to spend, there is neither a city nor a market, all food and clothing are rationed, and no amount of gold and silver can only be left in the hand, and nothing can be bought, so the gold and silver coins have lost their morale-boosting effect.

As for the official vow, the people of the Central Plains lack a basic sense of identity with the Central Plains, and the meaning of the official wish is not great, so Baili Yan has to put forward why to fight, why to fight, the war is to be able to return to the Central Plains, what treatment is there when you return to the Central Plains alive, and after you die, you don't have to worry about your wife and children being left to take care of your children, and the princes of the Central Plains will support your family to eliminate their worries.

The most important thing is to avoid war, accumulate strength, and if you don't fight, you will win, and if you fight, you will win.

No matter how many wishes you make, no one can see hope when they die every day. If you want to fight, you should be fully prepared, fight hard, and slow down the enemy with heavy losses at one time, and then slip away, so that the division that can fight and win has a clear goal, and its morale and military spirit will inevitably be strong.

Gongliangwen was worried that the descendants of the Central Plains would not accept the education in the future, but in fact, it was unfounded, not to mention how tragic the war was, after these Central Plains people returned to the Central Plains, they were divided into various counties and counties, so that they could not gather, exempt them from taxes and give benevolent government, and after ten or twenty years, they were still the people of the Central Plains. The only harm is that there are still unidentified Central Plains thieves among the Central Plains people, and there is still a possibility of trouble.

Bai Liyan once proposed that the people of the Central Plains be placed in Qianyue Mountain in the future, so that he would throw his ambitions to Yuke and the three kingdoms of Song, Xu, and Wei, Su Fangyi was resolutely opposed, of course he knew what Bailiyan thought.

As a result, the southern border will be full of the eyes and ears of Jin Xuedi in the future, and the people's hearts will fluctuate, and the army's spirit will be unstable, and it will often regenerate and become chaotic over time, and the consequences will be unimaginable. Only by relocating the people of the Central Plains to the hinterland of the Central Plains to receive indoctrination and to stay away from the border areas can there be long-term peace and stability.

Agreeing with Gongliangwen on the plan to advance westward and pacify, Bailiyan asked people to bring two barrels of oil.

Since the Black Turban Army used oil and calcium carbide, the vassal states have more or less captured some samples from the battlefield. Due to the fact that the Black Turban Army took the initiative to avoid fighting with Zhiguo, the Gongliang army guarding the north did not get many samples, some from theft and capture, and more from trade with Xian.

There are many varieties of oil, the oil used by the Black Turban Army is more viscous, more like clarifying, the flame black smoke is very large after burning, and the oil found outside the West Mountain is thinner, as if adulterated. The oil that Gongliangwen had seen before was the viscous oil of the Black Turban Army, and when he saw the oil in Xishan at first glance, he thought it was mixed with water.

"This grease is so scarce, why is it so different from the fat used by the black scarf thief?"

"Oh, it's not surprising that the fat is thick and thin, and some are as hard as coals, like cakes, and they are also fat water." Bai Liyan explained.

"Alas...... It's unexpected. Gongliangwen twisted his long beard and sighed, and then said: "It is rumored that the black turban army will not extinguish the divine fire, and now our army can use it, I really didn't expect it." ”

At this time, Gongliang Xiu interjected:

"Yan Gongzi once said that this fat water is all underground, and Zhiguo can also collect it for his own use in the future."

"Oh, could it be that there are traces of this thing?"

Gong Liangwen's eyes fell on Bailiyan, and Bailiyan was quite embarrassed.

He said this, but the problem is that there are no technical conditions for exploration and exploitation, even if this kind of shallow oil is spewed out of the surface by underground pressure, how to plug and control it after exploitation is a huge technical problem.

With the current state of technology, there is no technical equipment to control pressure at all. Any exploitation is a huge damage to the environment, and the mere use of crude oil for simple and gross arson is a huge waste of resources.

Of course, as far as the facts are concerned, there is nothing wrong with the fact that in order to save oneself for victory in war, one should do whatever it takes. In a sense, the advent of gunpowder and oil has changed the course of warfare.

Yu Delangi repaired and stayed for a day to adjust the deployment of the navy. The next day, Bai Liyan and Gongliangxiu returned to Xishan by boat, and after escorting Gongliangxiu back to Daying, the fleet continued to go south at night, rushed to the downstream three-way crossing, and entered Posong Province along the waterway.

The topographic map of the Jinxuedi people is more detailed, and combined with the map of their administrative districts, the rivers and towns are very clear. The boat sailed out of Xishan for two days, and there was no trace of Jin Xuedi's navy, and Bailiyan was able to safely pass through the lower waterway of the Yasi Ai Waterfall River.

The river water has obviously risen, Bailiyan led the fleet into the waterfall river with great fanfare, burned the waterfall river pontoon bridge, and then went upriver to check the terrain on both sides of the waterfall river east of Delangi, and the water surface was close to the surface of both banks after the water level soared, and at the same time beat the grass and scareled the snakes, luring the Jin Xuedi people to transfer troops to pursue the water army.

A few days later, the fleet again went down the river and turned westward, and drove straight into the river of Posong Province, where the ship encountered the first battle on the fourth day, from which three merchant ships went to the city of Natis to deliver goods, but were intercepted by Bailiyan. The ships were all wooden, tin, marble, etc., and Bai Liyan led the army to intercept his ship and did not kill indiscriminately.

The merchant shipowner was quite acquainted, and soon became surrounded by the allied sailors, Bailiyan did not kill a single person, forced him to unload his cargo and go ashore and leave, only robbed his three cargo ships, and the original people on board were all obtained by Bailiyan, and then went rampantly.

Jiang Jie was puzzled and asked:

"My lord, why don't you kill such a person?"

"Then tell me why you want to kill and what is the benefit of killing."

"Robbing money, it's all Jin Xuedi people, so what's the matter with killing them."

"It's easy to kill them, but then who can get the news out. Think about it, why did Gongsun Yue plunder and kill the merchants of the Xian State back then? ”

Jiang Jie suddenly realized when he heard the news:

"Oh...... Adults are trying to create panic and stifle their business! ”

That's exactly what I said. There is no business in the world, there is no way, the people's food, clothing, housing and transportation all depend on the merchant eunuchs and the market, the government is in charge of the heavens and the earth, how can the official get an inch of cloth and a mouthful of food, where the materials are scarce, and where the materials are in short supply, the merchants will go to where the goods.

Once our army entered its hinterland, it was bound to cause panic and force the local merchants to flee westward, to the west of the city of Posong, or to Sundia. The three major industries of agriculture, industry and commerce in the local area of Jin Xuedi will be affected. Coupled with the plundering of our army along the way, it will not take long for its livelihood to wither.

To let their merchants go is to make them spread the word about the prestige of our army and create intimidation. ”

(End of chapter)