Chapter Ninety-Eight: Counteroffensive Plan
Leaving from Cai Wenji, Jiang Feng hurried back to the barracks, but met Xun You, who also came to him. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
"My lord, my subordinates have important information to report to you." Xun You seems to be very urgent, and it should be a very important matter.
"As we walk, we talk about something I have to discuss with Gongda." Jiang Feng Road.
Xun You handed a scroll to Jiang Feng and said, "Lord, you see, this is the information I just got from the secret agent. ”
Jiang Feng opened the book and saw that it was written:
The White Polish Army mutinied yesterday because of serious problems in the distribution of food. According to the grapevine, the grain reserves in Pingyang County are not enough to support the beginning of spring next year, and the Bai Bo Army has a big disagreement on whether to continue to attack Anyi County or to reorganize the army, the details are as follows......
In addition, according to reliable sources, Guo Da will leave Pujia Valley recently, and it seems that there is something important to do, and the details are unknown.
These two pieces of information are very important, and the White Polish Army, which was originally thought to be unbreakable, is actually facing this internal and external trouble, and it is not as iron bucket as imagined.
"Gongda, you also understand this situation, what do you think?" Jiang Feng still asked Xun You's opinion, after all, Xun You did this, he must have a plan.
Xun You said: "Lord, I have found the crux of the Baibo Army, the reason why the Baibo Army can gather so many people and sergeants, in fact, the key is the natural and man-made disasters in Pingyang County in recent years. As long as we find a way to pacify the displaced people, we can pacify the White Polish army. ”
In fact, Jiang Feng has known this for a long time, but Jiang Feng obtained it through historical materials, and Xun You's analysis was obtained through intelligence.
Of course, Xun You's analysis cannot be so simple, and his analysis must have specific data and corresponding solutions.
Jiang Feng said: "Gongda, you continue, specific feasible methods. ”
"Because of the traitorous ministers of the court in recent years, the society has been chaotic and the people are not happy. It also coincided with the wars and natural disasters that have broken out in recent years. As a result, Binh Duong County has basically become a wasteland, and all the land that can be cultivated has been deserted. Even if it was cultivated, the ripe grain would be robbed, either expropriated by the government or plundered by the Huns who went south. Therefore, the people will follow Guo Da to revolt.
If you want to solve the rebellion of the White Polish army, the key is to settle these displaced people. The subordinates have also collected some information about Hedong County and Hongnong County these days. It is vast and sparsely populated, and there is a lot of land that can be cultivated. If the local landlords can be mobilized to contribute money and grain to recruit these displaced people, these displaced people can be gradually dispersed, and as long as these displaced people are properly settled, the White Polish Army will be self-defeating. ”
Jiang Feng nodded and said, "Gongda's strategy is definitely a good plan to cure the root cause. However, there are still some problems, some time ago I have borrowed a lot of money and grain from the landlords of Hedong County because of the problem of military salaries, and at this time, I am afraid it will be difficult for some strongmen to let them pay. ”
Xun You shook his head and said, "No, no, lord, this time is different." The landlords now have empty land and no tenant farmers, and a lot of fertile land is abandoned because there is no one to cultivate it, and the abandoned land is not profitable. If the lord could provide them with tenant farmers, I think the landlords would be happy to pay for the grain. ”
Jiang Feng was overjoyed when he heard this, and this is indeed the truth. The Three Kingdoms period was a period of sharp population decline. Nowadays, the land is vast and sparsely populated, not that there is no land to cultivate, but that wars are raging, making it impossible for the people to cultivate. If this matter can be satisfactorily resolved, then in the future, the prestige of Hedong County and Hongnong County will rise, and these places will grow endless money, food, soldiers and horses for themselves, which is where their foundation lies.
Thinking of this, Jiang Feng couldn't help but be a little happy, it seemed that his decision to deal with the White Polish Army was still very correct. However, the ideal is very full, but the reality has some backbone. Because now facing this other thing is very difficult.
The White Bo Army will not obey Lu Bu's orders, now that the leader of the White Bo Army is Guo Da, and Guo Da has received it, how can they be moved by Lu Bu in just a few words? Guo Da will definitely stop the implementation of his plan.
Then the problem is back to the original point, if you want to solve the homeless, you still have to deal with Guo Da's Baibo army first, but now it is obvious that Lu Bu has no ability to break through Pujia Valley!
"Gongda, do you have a way to deal with Guo Da?" Jiang Feng still pinned his hopes on Xun You.
Xun You sighed and said: "I'm afraid this is a little difficult, this person is not low, and now we can't capture the thief and the king when we retreat to Pujia Valley." Secret talk came to report, today Guo General Assembly left Pujia Valley, this is a good opportunity, but we don't know Guo Da's whereabouts now, otherwise we can prepare in advance. ”
Speaking of this, Xun You was a little frustrated. After all, he spent so much money on the intelligence work he did, but he didn't get the most critical information, how could he not blame himself?
Jiang Feng had an idea, and said with a smile: "Maybe I know what Guo Da is going to do." ”
Xun You was surprised when he heard this, and asked incredulously: "Is this true?" ”
Jiang Feng pretended to pinch his fingers and said, "I expected that Guo Da's departure this time would definitely be to meet with Yu Fuluo, the leader of the Southern Xiongnu. ”
Xun You's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he applauded and smiled: "Haha, that's it, that's right." It must be, it makes the most sense. ”
Xun You can actually think of it, but what is missing is a little inspiration. And Jiang Feng broke it, and Xun You immediately understood the key.
Since the Baibo Army has a problem with food and grass, and Hedong County is currently difficult to capture for a while, Guo naturally thinks of shifting the target. And Hanoi County can be said to be the salted fish in the mouth of the old cat, Guo Da must have already coveted it. However, with Guo Da's own current ability, it is obviously unrealistic to not only ensure the safety of Pujia Valley, but also attack Hanoi County. Then uniting with the Southern Xiongnu is the best choice.
Around 60 B.C., the Xiongnu Xulu Quanqu Shan died, causing internal divisions, and there were five Dan Yu contending for each other, and the melee continued, and finally developed into the mutual attack of Huhan Evil Shan Yu and Zhi Zhi Shan Yu.
In 53 B.C., Hu Han Evil Shan was attached to the Han Dynasty and was the Southern Xiongnu. The Northern Xiongnu defeated Dawan, Wusun and other countries under the leadership of Zhizhi Danyu, forced all ethnic groups in the Quartet to pay tribute, shocked the Western Regions, and once led the short-term revival of the Xiongnu, and was defeated by the Han Dynasty and began to move westward on a large scale. That is, the deeds of Huo Quzhi and Wei Qing and others.
At this time, the Southern Xiongnu and the Northern Xiongnu were only geographical names.
By 48 A.D., the southern Xiongnu nobles had fallen into the regime established by the corpses. It was relative to the Northern Xiongnu who moved westward, and at this time the Southern Xiongnu were different from the Northern Xiongnu and had a separation of political power.
However, later, because of the strength of the Northern Xiongnu, the Southern Xiongnu were annexed by the Northern Xiongnu and merged again.
In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu located in Mobei became stronger and stronger, Liu Xiu was unable to fight with the Xiongnu, and in the twenty-fourth year of Jianwu (48), the Xiongnu were in turmoil for the throne, the Xiongnu nobles killed each other, and the Xiongnu led their troops to join the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the Xiongnu were again divided into the Southern Xiongnu and the Northern Xiongnu.
The Eastern Han Dynasty government set up the Xiongnu Zhonglang to supervise and give the attached Southern Xiongnu a certain amount of grain, silk and other materials every year, and Nandan Yu assisted the Eastern Han Dynasty government to jointly resist the invasion of the Northern Xiongnu.
Although the Han Dynasty would regularly supply supplies to the Southern Xiongnu, the Southern Xiongnu did not honestly help the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu were unfamiliar wolves, and they would not show mercy to the meat in their mouths. At the first opportunity, they will go south to plunder, and even reach the Chenliu area as far as possible. In history, Cai Wenji was robbed to the Xiongnu in this way, but Jiang Feng changed Cai Wenji's fate.
This time, Guo Da will definitely unite with the forces of the Southern Xiongnu to invade Hanoi County, so as to solve the problems of their resettlement of displaced people and the shortage of food and grass.
Xun You realized the crux of the problem: "Lord, this is a great opportunity for us, we must capture Guo Da before they unite, if we succeed, we can take advantage of the situation to resolve the disaster of the White Bo Army." On the contrary, if the Baibo Army really unites with the Southern Xiongnu, this disaster will have a far-reaching impact, and it is likely to crisis Luoyang, and the 400-year foundation of the Han Dynasty will not be guaranteed. ”
"Yes, Gongda is right. So let's take a look at how to take Guo Da down. Jiang Feng said.
After a closer look, I found that this matter is also not simple.
Through topographical research, the two finally determined that the place where Guo Da and Yu Fuluo met should be in Shangdang County, which is near the border between the Southern Xiongnu and the Han Dynasty, and is also a military stronghold.
However, it is difficult to get from Anyi County to Shangdang County. There are three paths to take:
The first is to enter Pingyang County through Pujia Valley, but this is obviously unrealistic, isn't this a sheep into a tiger's den? It was discovered by the enemy before it passed through the Pujia Valley, and it was impossible to escape when the time came.
The second way, through the Guanguan Pass, through Hanoi County, to the east around the Taihang Mountains through the Huguan Pass into Shangdang. This is the safest route, all the way through your own territory, there will be no danger, and the confidentiality work can also be done. However, there is a problem, the distance is too long. Because I don't know when Guo Da will leave, if he takes this road, it is likely that when Jiang Feng arrives, they have already completed negotiations and formed an alliance, so it will be meaningless.
The third path is the shortest, but it is also the most difficult and dangerous. It is to directly cross the Taihang Mountains and enter Shangdang in a straight line.
Because of the complex terrain and the connected mountains, there are not many people and there are no enemy troops guarding it. If you can cross the Taihang Mountain and enter the Shangdang, you must be unaware, as if a divine soldier descended from the sky.
This way, you can minimize the time of marching and at the same time not be detected by enemy troops. However, this road is not easy to walk, no one has walked it, and whether it can be worked is a question.