The matter of Jincheng County has been decided, Han Sui's headquarters has begun to move, and the local officials sent by Gao Shun have begun to accept the local political power and start to operate, and everything is going very smoothly.

For the garrison of Jincheng County, Gao Shun discussed with Fu Zhu for a long time before deciding on it.

Jincheng County spans the east and west of the Yellow River, and Gao Shun set up the county in Yuzhong County in the east of the river, and assigned part of the territory of Yongshi County and Zuli County to Jincheng County, and established Dingxi County, obviously focusing on the area east of the Yellow River; Jincheng County in the west serves as a security barrier to the west of the county.

According to Gao Shun's regulations, the border county only has 2,500 cavalry and 3,000 infantry troops, and the strength of Jincheng County will never be enough, unless the defense of the Hexi region is abandoned.

According to the idea of frustration, if Han Sui rebelled again, even if the counties in Hexi garrisoned a large army, it would be useless, and they would become victims in vain, so it was better not to garrison troops, or to garrison fewer troops, just for reconnaissance; Like Yunwu County, even if 3,000 cavalry are stationed, if Han Sui rebels, the county will be swept down, and the loss of 3,000 officers and soldiers will outweigh the losses.

Gao Shun didn't think so, if the territory that was finally obtained, if there were no garrisons, these places would soon become the ranches of the barbarians, which was equivalent to strengthening the strength of the barbarians, which was not conducive to exterminating them in the future, so the five counties of Hexi must not give up.

After careful consideration, Gao Shun decided to focus on the construction of Zhiyang County, on the other side of Jincheng County, as the economic center and military center of the five counties in Hexi; In the four counties of Yunwu County, Yunjie and Lingju, each garrison has a cavalry unit to maintain local order and be responsible for guarding the barbarians in Xining County; Garrison the army in Zhiyang County, support the other four counties at any time, or hold on to help.

Zhiyang County is located on the north bank of the Yellow River, so it is very convenient to get supplies and support from Jincheng County or Yuzhong County. As for the Han people in the five counties of Hexi, those who are willing to move inward will move inward, and those who are unwilling to move inward will continue to live in the same place, all of which are voluntary.

Zhiyang County is built facing the river, if it continues to be heightened and strengthened, and the defense will be strengthened, even if a small number of officers and soldiers are stationed, Han Sui will be able to hold on until the arrival of reinforcements; There is such a bridgehead-like fortified city in Hexi as a foothold, which is convenient for organizing support or counterattack against Hexi, and has a great deterrent effect on Han Sui.

For the garrison, Gao Shun decided to transfer Sun Guan, who was stationed at Xiaoguan, as a Zhonglang general, stationed in Zhiyang County, responsible for the defense of the five counties of Jincheng County and Hexi, equipped with 5,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry.

Originally, Gao Shun wanted to transfer Lu Yan to Yongzhou or go to Xiaoguan to serve as Sima of other departments, but he was frustrated and opposed, for fear that it would weaken Lu Yi's strength, which would not be conducive to the stability of the three counties, and he was also worried that it would affect Lu Yi's mood.

Gao Shun knew that Lu Yi had an arrogant personality and was afraid that he would not be able to think about it, so he accepted Fu Zhi's suggestion and transferred Li Meng to be Xiao Guan's guard.

Subsequently, the Liangzhou area continued to mobilize troops.

Sun Guan came to Didao County alone, was appointed as a Zhonglang general, received 5,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry, and went to Jincheng County to station; Li Meng was appointed as the general of Xiao Guan and went to Xiao Pass alone to take over Sun Guan's troops; Ma Teng was appointed as the military commander and took over Li Meng's 5,000 cavalry, with a total strength of 10,000, and transferred the military pass to garrison; This was to separate Lemon from his army and facilitate the administration of Lemon and his former army.

Sima Pang De of the other department was transferred back to Didao County, appointed as Zhonglang General, and the officers and soldiers under his jurisdiction increased by 5,000 cavalry, transferred to Jizhou and stationed under the command of Li Qiang, and the families of the officers and soldiers under his jurisdiction went to Jizhou for resettlement together.

Zhonglang increased the strength of Zang Ba and Fan Cai by 5,000 each to 15,000, and under the leadership of Jun Sima, they set out from Didao County and went to Ji County and Huayin County respectively; Gao Shun planned that after the three counties of Liangzhou were stabilized, Fan Cai would not have the need to continue to be stationed in Ji County, and could be transferred back to Chang'an to garrison, at that time, only the garrison of Chen Cangcheng would need to be strengthened, which could support Wudu County nearby and the three western counties at any time.

The lieutenants of Longxi County and Jincheng County were all senior military attachés of the system, with 2,500 cavalry and 3,000 infantry under their jurisdiction; The two county magistrates, as well as clerks at all levels, and county magistrates are also system officials.

Huang Yan was reappointed from the county of Longxi County to join the army and took over the position of Yang Hui; Gao Shun mainly considered that he was the main civilian official of the rebels, and he was not worried about putting him in Longxi County, in addition, considering his age and experience, he was enough to undertake the foreign affairs of Liangzhou, which was regarded as waste utilization; Being able to leave the wild land of Liangzhou, and being able to easily approach the state pastor and military division, there are many opportunities and a brighter future after that, Huang Yan gladly accepted.

The captive general Lu Yi was stationed in Daxia County, adding 5,000 infantry and 4,000 cavalry, making his strength even stronger.

Gao Shun also had a purpose in strengthening the forces of Lu Yi's department, if Han Sui dared to rebel in the future, Lu Yi could lead the army from the southern front to the Huangzhong region, hit Han Sui's lair, and cut off his way back; For a short time, his main targets were Baimaqiang in the southern part of Longxi County and many small Qiang tribes in the county.

The captured officers and soldiers of Han Sui and the young men of Xianlingqiang and Beidiqiang were arranged to build, level, and widen the road from Yuzhong County to Ji County through Dingxi County; After serving five years of hard labor in Liangzhou, they will be placed as military cantonments; The old and weak of the tribesmen of the Xianlingqiang and Beidiqiang who were cleared back were killed, the women were given priority to marry the officers and soldiers of the Luyi, and the remaining women, boys and girls were sold into slavery in the interior; As for the middle-aged women, they were treated as servants in the military camp, or married to the local single Han Chinese.

Gao Shun's move was aimed at eliminating the breeding opportunities of the barbarians and accelerating the integration with the Han people; And strictly ordered Lu Yi and the county guards and governors, and then must be implemented in accordance with this law, believing that the number of barbarians will be smaller and smaller, and the relationship with the Han people will become closer and closer.

The relocation of soldiers and their families has been carried out one after another.

According to the existing military establishment, the cavalry corps Sima has four or five divisions under its jurisdiction, with more than 2,000 people, and together with their families, the families of the officers and soldiers under the jurisdiction of each military corps are relocated to a county, and the county order resettles them, and the Hu and Han live together, so that it is easy to manage and count; The cavalry will be stationed in Chang'an City, where they will receive more comprehensive training.

By September, Gao Shun and Fu Zhu successively received information from Zhou Fei that the situation in the Central Plains had changed dramatically, and the two of them could not care about local affairs and hurriedly returned to Chang'an City; Guo Jia accepted the dispatch of Xi Zhicai and was on the way to Chang'an City.

To Gao Shun's delight, Lu Su had taken control of the situation in Guangling County, and the naval army, with the support of the metropolitan governor Gao Wei, had begun to take shape, controlling the water surface in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and Guangling County.

The situation in Yanzhou and Xuzhou is stable.

Yangzhou Jiangdong was in a stable state, and Liu Miao and Zhenrong reached an agreement to coexist peacefully and jointly resist Yuan Shu in Jiangbei.

Yuzhou formed a situation of peaceful coexistence of four princes, and the sudden rise of Chen Chong, the king of Chen, surprised Gao Shun.

Now, the country's attention is focused on the war between Yuan Shu in Yangzhou and Liu Biao in Jingzhou, and no matter what the victory or defeat of the two sides, the balance in the Central Plains will be broken.

The military advisor had already gained a comprehensive understanding of the matter through simple information, and asked Gao Shundao: "What does the lord think about the war between Yuan Shu and Liu Biao?" ”

Recalling the events in history, in connection with the current situation, war is inevitable, so Gao Shun smiled and said: "Haha, the overbearing of the Yuan family is obvious to all, Yuan Shu occupies the two counties of Yangzhou, and there are enemies on all sides, grabbing Jingzhou's territory is the only choice, I don't know what the military advisor's opinion is?" ”

Frustratedly, he said: "The lord is right, the Yuan family has long had the intention of plotting Jingzhou, but Liu Biao was the first to take the lead, how can Yuan Shu stop?" And Liu Biao assisted Liu Miao to gain a firm foothold in Jiangdong, and also snatched food from Yuan Shu's mouth, and Yuan Shu hated Liu Biao even more; Now Yuan Shu only has two counties, to the south there is a big river to block, to the east is Xuzhou, with the support of the lord, he will definitely not dare to attack, to the north is Yuzhou, the scuffle is unbearable, the only way out is Jingzhou, just defeat Liu Biao, he will enter the sea, get a huge space for development. ”

Gao Shun saw the essence of the problem, the deeper content, and said: "Haha, military advisor, this is only a superficial phenomenon, everyone can see it, the essence of the problem will not be so simple?" ”

"What do you think?"

Gao Shun said meaningfully: "The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch is behind!" Great changes in the Central Plains are imminent. ”