Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is the first year of Yongchang, that is, 322 AD. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the past two years, Liaodong has not waged war against foreign countries, but has focused on developing its economy and adjusting its outdated policies.

Two years of peace made Liaodong's economy leap to a new level, taking Guanzhong as an example, from the sixth year of Jianxing (318) to the first year of Yongchang (322), this period was four years of great economic development in Guanzhong.

The economy of Yongqin has been completely restored, and it has become an economic powerhouse no less than that of Youjushuo and other states.

In addition, after two years of peace and stability, the economic level of the four prefectures of Lianqingsiba and Liang has also recovered to a certain extent.

It can be said that after two years of rectification, Liaodong has been economically prepared to conquer Shile in the south.

In addition, Liaodong has made remarkable achievements in diplomatic relations in the past two years, since the alliance with Cheng Han two years ago, Liaodong and Cheng Han have continued to trade, and the two sides have friendly relations, becoming more reliable allies of each other.

At the same time, Liaodong successfully suppressed Wang Dun's ambitions, ensured that Jiangzuo remained peaceful and stable, and became the biggest force in containing Qianhu.

In the end, Liaodong did not relax its military construction, and after completing the conquest of the Xihai Plateau the year before last, the Liaodong Army was fully transferred to training and resting.

At present, the Liaodong Army has a total of 300,000 Xiang troops, of which the cavalry occupies 40%, that is, 120,000, all of which are elites who have experienced bloody battles.

In addition, there are still nearly 250 Zhechong prefectures in Liaodong, that is, there are as many as 400,000 semi-professional government soldiers.

Not counting the militia all over Liaodong, just the Xiang army and the government soldiers combined, Liaodong has an army of 700,000.

But even so, the Liaodong Army was far inferior to Qianhu in terms of numbers.

In the past two years, Shi Le has expanded the number of troops in order to deal with Liaodong, and the total number of troops in Qianhu is as much as 1.2 million.

However, although the Hu Lu army was numerous, it was far less than the elite of the Liaodong Army, and there were only about 400,000 of them who really belonged to the elite of the Liaodong Army.

Those who have insight can clearly see that as the economic development of Liaodong has passed the adjustment period and its strength has reached a higher level, the time for it to go south is getting closer and closer.

In the past two years, Shi Le also did not expand aggressively, but with the assistance of Zhang Bin, Xu Guang, Guo Yin, Cheng Yao and other Han talents, he tried his best to restore the economy of the Central Plains, accumulate strength, and prepare for the southern expedition of the Liaodong Army in the future.

Unlike Liaodong and Qianhu, Jiangdong has been wasting time in continuous internal friction for two years.

In the past two years, due to Liaodong's containment, Wang Dun had to force his ambitions and could only expand his strength in secret.

However, since the end of last year, Wang Dun's health has deteriorated day by day, and under the persecution of his henchmen Qian Feng and Shen Chong, he has accelerated the pace of rebellion.

At the beginning of the first year of Yongchang, Wang Dun frequently mobilized troops and horses, and all signs indicated that he was likely to carry out operations in the near future.

Knowing that Wang Dun would raise troops to rebel, Sima Rui, the Son of Heaven, did not panic, because he had been planning for the past two years to prevent Wang Dun's rebellion, and he had already made all preparations.

Not only did he succeed in making Wang Dao stand on the side of the imperial court, but with the help of Liaodong, he established an army of 30,000 descendants, which were in the hands of Dai Yuan, Xi Jian, and Liu Kui. Coupled with generals such as Sima Cheng and Tao Kan, who were inclined to the imperial court, Sima Rui, the son of heaven, already had the strength and confidence to resist Wang Dun.

And Sima Rui was faintly happy that Wang Dun was now launching a rebellion, in fact, not only Wang Dun was not in good health, but also the Son of Heaven's health was not very good.

Sima Rui was afraid that Wang Dun would launch a rebellion after his death, and at that time, the young crown prince had just ascended the throne and lacked prestige, and it was very likely that he would not be able to control Wang Dun.

Therefore, after receiving the secret report, Sima Rui, the Son of Heaven, immediately began to transfer troops, and for a while, the situation in Jiangzuo suddenly became tense, and even Wei Shuo, who was far away in Jicheng, was also affected.

In the past two years, Wei Shuo has always sent people to monitor Jiangdong, knowing that Wang Dun has been staying in Taoguang in Wuchang County, he originally thought that Wang Dun would always keep to himself.

But Wei Shuo didn't expect that to this day, Wang Dun and the Son of Heaven had physical problems, and neither of them wanted to continue to consume.

In this case, the Son of Heaven and Wang Dun both couldn't wait to solve each other as soon as possible, and even Wei Shuo couldn't suppress the two sides.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I just received an urgent report from Jiangdong, and just after the New Year, the Son of Heaven ordered Dai Yuan, Liu Kui, Xi Jian and others to rectify the soldiers and horses in case of accidents."

Wei Shuo's tone was calm, but he couldn't hide the anxiety in his heart, he knew very well that the situation in Jiangdong was already very tense at this time.

After several years of preparation, Wang Dun was completely prepared, and with the influence of various external factors, it was almost inevitable that he would launch a rebellion.

Once Jiangdong falls into civil strife, it will completely lose its role in restraining the Qianhu, which will have an adverse impact on Liaodong's long-planned southern expedition.

In history, Wang Dun launched a rebellion almost all the way unimpeded and invaded Stone City, forcing Sima Rui, the son of heaven, to take off his clothes, and Yi Chaofu sued Wang Dun for peace. And after Wang Dun got rid of Zhou Yi, Diao Xie, and Dai Yuan, the three sworn enemies, he completely controlled the power of the court.

"My lord, so Jiangdong will inevitably fall into civil strife?" After asking, Pei Wei frowned, obviously he didn't want Jiang Zuo to have turmoil at this time.

In fact, not only Pei Wei, no one in Liaodong wants to see Jiangzuo's civil strife, but it is obvious that Liaodong is powerless to prevent Jiangzuo's civil strife this time.

"Well, judging from the information we have so far, civil strife in Jiangdong is inevitable. Tianzi and Wang Dun both had physical problems, and both of them hoped to solve each other as soon as possible. ”

"Damn! What else can Jiangdong's gang of wastes do if they make a mess? Mo Han said indignantly.

"Lord, in fact, even if there is no Jiang Zuo to contain it, Liaodong still has the ability to solve the problem of Qianhu, but the price paid is greater."

"Having said that, it was clear that the Central Plains could be taken at the lowest cost, but in the end, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were lost due to an unnecessary civil strife. What the lord said is not wrong at all, Jiangdong is not enough to succeed and more than to lose. ”

"Alright, don't complain!"

Wei Shuo waved his hand to stop everyone's condemnation of Jiangdong, and said after a moment's silence: "Everyone, since the civil strife in Jiangdong is inevitable, you can't expect Jiangzuo to contain how many Qihu troops, it seems that Liaodong still has to face the 100,000 Qihu army by itself. ”

"At present, there are 300,000 troops stationed in Jizhou, 100,000 troops in Yanxu and Henan, and the remaining nearly 700,000 main forces are concentrated in Xiangguo City."

"It can be seen from the distribution of the Qianhu army that they obviously list Liaodong as the number one enemy, and they have a heavy army group stationed on the front line of Hebei, just to guard against our Liaodong."

"This time, in order to deal with the million-strong army of Qianhu, Liaodong will mobilize 500,000 troops to attack from the three directions of Youzhou, Sihe, and Qingzhou. Strive to divide and surround Hebei, the Central Plains, and Huainan in the shortest possible time, and break them each one. ”

"By the way, is Zhang Bin ready over there?"

In the end, Wei Shuo remembered Zhang Bin again. In the past two years, Zhang Bin has secretly provided countless information for Liaodong, and it can be said that Shi Le's every move is under Liaodong's control. Even why Liaodong is so familiar with the distribution of Xiangguo's forces is inseparable from the information provided by Zhang Bin.

"Back to the lord, Zhang Mengsun has secretly developed a lot of people now, and as long as the time is ripe, he will take refuge in our Liaodong."

"Nanzheng Qianhu must make good use of Zhang Mengsun's card, he alone can defeat an army of 100,000."

Wei Shuo attached great importance to Zhang Bin, and he knew very well that if Liaodong wanted to capture the Central Plains at the lowest cost, he had to rely on Zhang Bin's efforts.

And Zhang Bin knew that he would definitely die after this battle, so for the sake of his family, he also let go and betrayed the secret of Liaodong to Liaodong.

"I would like to remind you once again that the Great War of the Southern Expedition is related to whether the great cause of driving Hu can be fully successful, and I hope everyone will pay attention to it. Since Yongjia, the Xianbei, Xiongnu, Xia, Di, Qiang and other Hu people have entered the Central Plains one after another, causing millions of Li people to die. ”

"Since the beginning of my Liaodong army, I have taken it as my mission to recover the rivers and mountains and drive out the Hulu, among which the Xiongnu and Xianbei have paid the price for the sins they have committed. Only the most sinful Karma Hu Shang is alive and well in the Central Plains, this time Liaodong must kill all the Karma Beard, and avenge the hatred of hundreds of thousands of people in Yecheng and Luoyang. ”

Listening to Wei Shuo's chilling words, everyone present couldn't help but shiver. In the previous wars, the Great Sima Weishuo rarely publicly stated that he wanted to exterminate Hulu, and this was the only time in front of him. It can be seen that in Wei Shuo's heart, he is no longer an object that can be fought for naturalization, and he is the mortal enemy of the entire nation. (To be continued.) )