From the early summer of 198 to the beginning of 199, most of the year passed, and the world of China temporarily returned to tranquility. The three forces, which had lost a large number of soldiers in the war, all retreated back to lick their wounds and wait for the opportunity for the next war.

"Yuan Shao and Liu Ting are absolutely crazy!" Li Ming looked at a piece of information in his hand and threw it directly to the ground. It can be seen from the intelligence that Yuan Shao and Liu Ting actually recruited 100,000 troops for training again after the war.

"The population of Hebei is getting smaller and smaller, and it is still so costly! The population of Guanzhong is not large, and I am afraid that most of them are the people of Bashu...... It's just that how many strong men can Bashu have, and 100,000 am afraid that Bashu can shed a layer of skin! Li Ming paced back and forth.

"It's not surprising that they would do this...... Guo Jia said slowly, "In last year's battle, our side lost nearly 70,000 troops, but at the same time, we also captured 20,000 troops and absorbed 10,000 of them. At the same time, it occupies Jingxiang and the entire Xuzhou and Yuzhou, and the population has skyrocketed by more than 40%, and it is necessary to recruit more than 100,000 troops.

At the same time, General Zhang He had gone to guard Xiangyang, and General Pang De had guarded Nanyang; General Lü Bu and General Guan Yu were in charge of Yingchuan and Chen County, General Huang Zhong was in Rencheng, and General Tai Shici was in Taishan County; General Gan Ning had landed in Langxi County and set up a stronghold, while General Zhou Tai had taken up residence in Huang County, Donglai County. In addition, Jeju Island and Yizhou Island, and even Wadao Island are resupplyed, I am afraid that Yuan Shao is also worried, and we will send Yanzhou and Qingzhou back. ”

Incidentally, Wang Yu was appointed as the general of the expedition to the north a year ago, and the formation of the expedition to the north corps, at the same time, Guan Yu, Huang Zhong and Tai Shici were transferred to his command, the goal is self-evident, to deal with Yuan Shao with all his might, and to give enough freedom in military affairs.

Xu Huang was appointed general of Zhenbei a month ago. really laid down the four counties of Youzhou, and only then did I know that it was not easy to sit in the north. Every year, when the weather is a little bad, the Hu people will go south, and whoever sits on the frontier will be responsible for guarding the town. In the past, it was Gongsun Zhan, and Yuan Shao also sent people to guard it earlier, and now Li Ming is naturally responsible for this part.

Fortunately, Xu Huang, Zhao Yun and Gongsun Zan are all very powerful, and they have recruited talents such as Tian Chou, Xian Yufu, Tian Yu and Yan Rou.

Tian Chou is full of books, strong political ability, very familiar with Wuhuan, last year into the autumn Wuhuan invasion, Gongsun Zhan went north to crusade, Tian Chou as a guide, attack it unprepared, win more with less, 3,000 cavalry surprise attack 30,000 Wuhuan army, Zhao Yun shot the leader Qiu Liju, and his son Badun led the army to retreat.

Tian Yu is low-key, but his martial arts are very good, and he was defeated after a hundred rounds of fighting with Zhao Yun. As soon as he joined the army, he was appointed as a deputy general, and there were no non-commissioned officers who were not convinced.

Yan Rou was captured by Wuhuan and Xianbei when he was young, and returned to Han with great difficulty, and was the first to be recommended by Xian Yufu to join Liu Yu, and after Liu Yu's death, he contacted Xianbei to confront Gongsun Zhan, and it can be said that the two are also mortal enemies. However, now he and Gongsun Chan are under Li Ming's command, although they look like they don't get along with each other, but at least they can focus on military affairs. His person Yunwen Yunwu was appointed as the captain of Wuhuan, responsible for resisting the invasion of Wuhuan, and he was in the army last year, and he also made a lot of efforts.

Speaking of Tian Yu and Yan Rou, it is natural to mention Xian Yufu. Yan Rou was recommended to Liu Yu by him, and after Liu Yu's defeat, he planned to avenge Liu Yu, but Tian Yu persuaded him. After the two were recruited, Xian Yufu was naturally recommended to come. This person Yunwen Yunwu can completely sit on one side, and he is also very proficient in logistics management, as Xi Zhicai's deputy, he is responsible for the logistics of the whole army.

Peng Hu is the general of Zhennan, just like the literal meaning, the entire Jiaozhou and Nanzhong region are guarded by him; He himself was Peng Yue's sect commander, so the local barbarians did not reject him. At the same time, he is a deep sister control, as long as Peng Die is there, everything is worry-free.

Lü Bu was appointed as the general of Pingxi, which literally meant that he was to crusade against Guanzhong, but he was not the main person in charge.

In the crusade against Liu Ting, Li Ming wanted to personally serve as the commander of the legion, and even Pang De of Nanyang and Zhang He of Jingzhou were among the legions. By the way, Pang De, who was in Nanyang, was appointed general of Zhenxi, and his status was still above Lu Bu. Before Li Ming went north, if the enemy army attacked, he was mainly responsible for resisting the invasion of the imperial army.

The number of non-commissioned officers has not changed much, the point is that there are many fewer places to defend, so the main force on the front line has increased. In the autumn, Li Ming also replenished 30,000 troops to the front line, which was transferred from the third line of defense, after all, the third line of defense is now the rear.

Nowadays, in the entire Jiangdong, there is no pure indigenous-level Yue tribe, nor can there be any big demons...... Except for the White Emperor. The strongest is probably the demon beast level, and the threatening ones were also killed by Li Ming and Zhang Mo in the past, and the rest were very peaceful existences in the mountains.

In the second half of last year, more than 30 ships returned from the Japanese country, bringing back 100,000 people with grain, and Li Ming learned that there are now less than 200,000 Japanese people on the entire Kyushu Island, and women account for 65 percent. I have to say, how many men did Zhang Mo kill when he went to Wadao before?

Himiko was very satisfied with the food he had brought over, especially the various cooking methods. directly said to Hao Lang: "In the future, we won't plant anymore, just eat the grain transported by Dahan!" ”

"What kind of big Han island, they are all Chinese, don't make a mistake!" At that time, Hao Lang retorted like this. Of course, Himiko is not stupid to be able to take the position, and when he heard this, his posture was very low, and he hurriedly said yes. In fact, when she said that before, she may not have meant to be flattering.

Huaxia Wa people,This is the official name of the people of Wajima,The sinicization work was carried out later,Beimihu also has a Han surname,She was originally a descendant of Xu Fu,So the surname is Xu,Xu Mihu is her new name。 Most of the other Wa people also have Xu, Jiu, Dao and Qin as their surnames. It is not difficult to see from here how unserious Li Ming is.

As Zhang Mo said, the Wa State did not even form a state, but was just a group composed of multiple tribes. They still speak the official dialect of the pre-Qin period, and there is a strong Qin style in terms of customs. They have no written language, no customs that belong to them, and no concept of nation and state. For such an existence,Sinicization is still very promising.。

"I know what I mean......" Recalling everything from last year to this year, Li Ming looked at Guo Jia, "It's just that both sides are so reluctant to spare the people's strength, after all, it is not my blessing in China." ”

"Having said that, if the lord takes the opportunity to sweep away and eventually becomes a prisoner, then what about this Huaxia and what does it have to do with them? In the final analysis, those who are in high positions are less courageous. Guo Jia said slowly.

After a pause, he continued with a smile: "Besides, isn't it better for them to do this? The lower the war potential of both sides, the more difficult it will be to resupply logistically. The imperial court is okay, at least the Western Regions replenishes his money. But the production of this grain is dangerous. Hebei will be even more miserable, in the future, the tax revenue will be less and less, the food and finance will fall into a crisis, and in the end, the soldiers on the front line will not be able to eat enough, and the subordinates think that at most three years, Hebei will be in chaos. Yuan Shao didn't want to do this, so he could only launch an all-out attack on us, and his subordinates were just worried that they would pull the court into the water. ”

"You mean, they're going to be in alliance with the Imperial Court?" Li Ming leaned back in his chair, "This was expected, it's only been three years, and it's not easy for us here......"

The bigger the territory, the bigger the mess, the more troublesome it will be, and reform is not a matter of one or two days.