Chapter 1060 Ascending Ninety-Five-Twelve
This idea of King Yan was approved by almost all the envoys in the Western Regions, especially Huang Shen and Team Ming, although the journey to the west was extremely difficult and dangerous, but it also brought them fame and fortune, and was rewarded by King Yan in just one year, the former is more likely to become the concubine of the Kushan Empire, and they are deeply grateful to Liu Yi and the others, how can they not do their best to complete King Yan's wishes? Moreover, putting all this aside, the two of them also yearn for this kind of life of pioneering and traveling abroad, but they are also uncomfortable in Beiping City during this time.
In his previous life, Liu Yi had a deep interest in studying history, but most of them were limited to China and Europe, and his memory of all the things he had to do on the battlefield over the years was more vague, but that was the case, a lot of what he said had a strong attraction to Huang Shen and Team Ming and others. Based on the performance of King Yan since the beginning of the army, all the subordinates have a natural trust in Liu Yi's remarks, Guo Jia once said with a joke, even if the lord said that the sun will turn black tomorrow, most of the people in Yandi will believe it, although it is a joke, it can also be seen that Liu Yi's prestige in Yandi.
The rewards of these three people in the Western Regions mission are not the most generous, Wang Xinran's brother Nie Li's reputation in the Guishan Empire is by no means under King Yan and Huang Shen, with the world's swordsmanship to shock the Quartet after a hundred battles without defeat, at least half of the prestige of the Han is based on Nie Li's swordsmanship, this person also has the merit of guiding Liu Huan and Liu Xin, plus the relationship between Gan Ning, how could Liu Yi treat him lightly? However, Nie Li's nature is indifferent, and most of his exotic actions are out of national self-esteem in his heart, and he refuses to accept many rewards from King Yan, Wang Yue has no whereabouts since he was seriously injured and escaped, and he will not break his promise to use the sword again, otherwise the master Xu Gang's handwriting still has a great temptation for Nie Li, and in the end he only accepted the position of Shizi Jiao.
Now Liu Huan is still the prince, but the discerning person knows that he will soon be the prince at a glance, and Nie Li, the master, will also rise the tide, Liu Yi still knows a lot about the temperament of these strange people in the rivers and lakes, and they don't like to be bound by the official position of the imperial court. This trip to the west again Nie Li will definitely participate in it, this trip of tens of thousands of miles is also a rare life experience for him, but everything still needs to wait for a while, at least after King Yan ascends the throne.
From the perspective of the current official system, the three princes and nine kings are no longer suitable for the development of the political system, and Chen Qun's proposal of the Nine Grades will lead to the further expansion of the power of the scholar clan Liu Yi is very cautious about this. Generally speaking, after all, it is the system of three provinces and six ministries that is most suitable for the new Han Empire, so Lang Sheng must have a comprehensive measurement on many important positions, his ascension to the throne and title of emperor means that the interest group with it as the core tends to be stable, and Liu Yi is a person in the world who will fight with him in the south and the north, and his subordinates will naturally have their own rewards, which contains a lot of balance in terms of interests that cannot be easily done.
This is only the personnel has been complicated, in addition to the official system, the military system, people's livelihood, science and technology and other aspects of innovation, if Liu Yi in order to stabilize the overall situation in many ways is still in the stage of improvement, now he is going to carry out some degree of reform, this will inevitably damage the interests of some people, but also produce new contradictions and resistance. The ascension to the throne of the new emperor in front of him is the best time, and he needs to think everything through before proceeding in an orderly manner.
There is another major event that Liu Yi has been weighing in his heart, that is, the legal system, although there has never been a lack of comprehensive written laws in China since ancient times, but it has always been the first priority, and the status of the privileged class is still extremely obvious, the so-called "the Son of Heaven is guilty of the same crime as the common people" is just an empty word. The time for this reform will inevitably span a wider range and it will take more energy, but the journey of 10,000 miles begins with a single step, and Liu Yi, who has experience in later generations, must plant at least one seed.
Therefore, it is not difficult to explain that King Yan has only rested at home for three days since returning to Beijing, and then he has been busy with the state capital again, even more diligent than before the war. Although it is a big victory, you can't detect any excitement in Liu Yi's body, with such a superior, how dare your subordinates not work diligently? It can be said that Liu Yi is in charge of the capital, and the efficiency of the huge administrative machinery of the Han Dynasty is three points better than usual, which is almost the same as Lang Sheng's influence in the army, and at this moment there is one more task.
Liu Yi is in the capital, of course, the war in various places is also continuing, although the war has an end, but this aftermath Langsheng will never let it end so easily, but the intensity has been relatively eased compared to before January, so the overall strategy of the Yan army at this time is to consume the war potential of the three southern heroes, and not to take the gains and losses of one time and one place as the main body. But in this way, the various units of the Yan army with a great victory over Yu Wei have also achieved considerable results on various battlefields, and they will also use their military exploits to present their commanders with their military exploits.
The first breakthrough was in Shouchun, at the end of May, Li Tieniu's Suzaku battalion finally reached the fortified city, and on the third day of their attack, Cao Ang Yu Ban Cao Ren and others led the Cao army chose to evacuate again. After the two battles of Leping and Lu, the Yan army's Vermilion Bird Battalion's ability to attack fortifications and the tactics of infantry and artillery coordination shocked the world, and it is not a wise choice to drag its pace forward with a strong city, Cao Cao did not want to give up in the land of Yuzhou, but he had to retreat in the face of the pressure of the opponent's army, these Cao army elites were the capital that he could no longer afford to lose, and only through such a move would he show that he could not win a respite for himself, and he could not take care of the benefits of being on the ground by the Yan army for the time being.
The commander-in-chief of the Battle of Shouchun is the three generals Zhao Yun, as the largest city in Yuzhou, taking this place means that the entire territory of this state has fallen into the hands of the Yan army, then the next will be the same reception work as the Qingyan two states, these Cao Cao can not ignore Liu Yi, who holds the name of righteousness. From a purely tactical point of view, his main forces must also recover their combat strength through a certain amount of rest after the war, so as to better maintain the uninterrupted attack on the three southern heroes! Cao Jun's continuous attack on Jingzhou and Yizhou was only Cao Cao's last resort, and the opponents faced by the two were also very different, and the rest of the main army of Shouchun was launched at the same time.
These are also the results of Liu Yi's detailed discussions with Zhao Yun and others before returning to Beijing, the period of rest and recuperation of each army is only three months, during this time they have to complete the replenishment of soldiers and materials and the training of new recruits, General Yan Wangsan's request to the major commanders is that after three months, they will have to complete any combat tasks that may be issued at any time, and any conditions in terms of manpower and material resources can be proposed, and the logistics department will do its best to meet them. But this time and the effect to be achieved must not be bargained for in the slightest, and must be completed on time.
The Yan army used in the first battle of Yuzhou has Gao Lan Swift Wind Army, Taishi Ci Beiping Army and Gao Shun's Liaodong Army, these three main forces entered the rest and replenishment in early June, but the war in Jingxiang is still continuing, with Zhang Yan's Yellow Shirt Army as the main force, the four major cavalry of the Iron Cavalry Battalion to protect the flank, and the second battalion of the old four battalions of the White Tiger Xuanwu Second Battalion joined it, and the progress under the unified command of Jia Xu is also quite smooth, in early June, the Yan Army braved the hot weather to take Yiyang, and the Taishou Lu Qian and more than 10,000 soldiers were martyred with the city, Although there is a certain loss, the breakthrough in Jingxiang has been opened.
At this time, the general of the Cao army, Xiahou Dun, led 70,000 soldiers to reach Nanjun by water, Sun Ce also personally led 40,000 troops to cross the Yangtze River to Xiakou, Jingxiang was attacked by the main force of the Yan army, Cao Cao would never dare to abandon this place again, otherwise his strength would be compressed by Liu Yi in Yizhou, imagine the Shu Han who lost Jingzhou in another time and space, you can know how passive he will be militarily once this happens? However, this 70,000-strong army is also the full strength he can show now, and once the battle of Hanzhong was defeated, the weakness of Cao's army from two years of continuous combat fatigue was more thoroughly revealed.
At that time, Cao Cao gathered 300,000 elites to capture this place, which can be described as a desperate gamble, but under the persistence of Zhang Hu, Zhang Liao and others, he did not achieve the same effect as he expected, and Wei Yan's meridian valley soldiers were even more of a blow to the head, and after that, even if Cao's army was defeated and did not withdraw in chaos, there was a way to retreat to Jiameng Pass, and the loss of nearly 100,000 after retreating to Jiameng Pass, it was definitely a nerve-wrack, and their recovery ability would also be greatly affected after losing Yanzhou, an important strategic logistics base!
It is the important thing for a soldier to grasp the weakness of the opponent and chase and fight hard, how can a handsome talent like Zhang Hu and Zhang Liao let go of the opportunity in front of him? After Liu Yi's handwriting arrived in Hanzhong, Zhang Lu completely let go of all his heart and served the king of Yan, the most obvious of which was to break up the Hanzhong army and supplement it into the Yan army. It may be that in terms of combat power alone, they are still far from the Yan army, but as a supplement to the losses of the war, they are not under the reserves everywhere in the Yan land, and at this time it is like a timely rain, Zhang Hu, Zhang Liao and others led the army to force the Cao army back to Jiameng Pass, and then did not defend the army and retreated, but continued to maintain huge pressure on Xiongguan under the Chen army! Although the danger of Jia Meng is that there are several in the world, the strong ability of the Yan army to attack the fortification makes Cao Cao have to arrange enough troops here to prevent it, which is also the best response to the offensive of the Yan army in Jingxiang and other places!
Back then, among the Heavenly Wolves, Liu Yi not only proposed the strategy of the Meridian Valley surprise attack, but also an important place was Yin Ping, which was too early to mention at that time, but now Zhang Hu can put it on the table. In Yiyang, Jia Xu also convened the generals for a meeting, and the arrival of the two armies of Xiahou and Sun Ce undoubtedly increased the burden of the Yan army here, but in the hearts of Wen and Fengxiao, this offensive would never end so easily.