Meiji.

When Luo Zheng led the army to arrive, Zhao Yun, Cheng Ying, and Fa Zheng went out of the south gate to greet them.

"See the lord!"

The three of them stepped forward to salute, with different expressions.

Fa Zheng is full of red light, this time the Huns were broken, and he also had a share of the credit for sweeping the Hetao, if he had not lobbied the Xiongnu Zuoxian King to go to the humble, the Xiongnu could not be condensed into an iron plate, and the opinions on the issue of war and surrender were not unified, and Zhao Yun did not send troops south when he entered the West River, and as a result, the Di, Rong and other departments surrendered, allowing Zhao Yun to sweep the southern area of the Hetao in one fell swoop.

If the Xiongnu had sent troops south before the surrender of Di and Rong, I am afraid that the result would not have been the way it is now.

Zhao Yun and Cheng Ying were a little apprehensive, it was not a trivial matter to privately grant military power, although Luo Zheng did not reproach them, but the two of them were still a little unstable in their hearts, and they didn't know what Luo Zheng's intentions were.

"Zilong, Gongju, filial piety and exemption!"

Luo Zheng immediately waved his hand, "Let's go to the camp first!" ”

The three of them quickly straightened up and turned sideways to give way.

Seeing that Luo Zheng's face was very kind, Zhao Yun and Cheng Ying were also slightly relieved.

The Great Tent of the Chinese Army.

Luo Zheng did not mention the mistakes, and praised Zhao Yun, Cheng Ying, Fa Zheng and others for their efforts to level the Hetao.

Until the end of the military discussion, the rest of the generals dispersed, and Luo Zheng left Zhao Yun, Cheng Ying, and Fa Zheng behind.

Seeing that Luo Zheng's brows gradually raised, Zhao Yun hurriedly stepped out and said: "The last general can not be privately granted military power without the justice of the lord, which is really unforgivable, please ask the lord to go to the post of the last general, and punish him heavily!" ”

Cheng Ying also hurriedly said: "The army in the lower capital is not strict, and there are high hopes for the lord, please surrender the lord!" ”

Luo Zheng frowned, and said unhappily: "Are you forcing the palace for General Ben, or are you here to confess?" ”

Zhao Yun and Cheng Ying were stunned and didn't dare to answer.

Because Luo Zheng has become more and more majestic in the past two years, frowning casually will make people's hearts beat for a long time.

Jia Xu, the old fox, looked at his nose and his nose and heart, completely looking at his own business, hanging high. When to speak and when not to speak, this old fox knows better than anyone else.

Luo Zheng eased his tone and said: "Okay, don't be in a hurry to ask for guilt, General Ben knows that you are dedicated to the public and have no selfish intentions, but privately granting military power, after all, the impact is too bad, if you don't punish it, how can General Ben command the three armies." ”

"Please punish the Lord!"

Zhao Yun Chengying said in unison, there is nothing to understand.

The private granting of military power is indeed a big taboo. If you encounter a wise lord, you may gently let it go; But if it is replaced by that kind of suspicious lord, this matter is not much lighter than the crime of treason, and don't want to be reused in the future.

Zhao Yun and Cheng Ying also knew this, so they willingly accepted the punishment.

Luo Zheng said in a deep voice: "Zhao Yun, Cheng Ying, and Gao Shun, the main responsibility for this matter lies with the three of you, and the other generals will not be held accountable, and the three of you will be punished for half a year, and you will think about it behind closed doors for three days to set an example." ”

"This ......"

Zhao Yun and Cheng Ying were stunned, looked at each other, and hesitated and couldn't speak.

Fa Zheng, this kid's brain is extremely flexible, and he immediately saw that Luo Zheng didn't want to pursue this matter, so he punished him for half a year without pain, and he gently uncovered it, and if he didn't punish him, he hurriedly arched his hand and said: "The lord is wise." ”

This kind of thing, even if Zhao Yun's military power is confiscated, it is normal for him to be idle for a few years.

was only fined for half a year, and it is true that the penalty is equal to no punishment, and Zhao Yun and Cheng Ying are a little 'overjoyed'.

Luo Zheng waved his hand and said, "Let's talk about the situation in the Hetao!" ”

Cheng Ying hurriedly cleared his throat and said: "In recent years, the world has been in turmoil, the imperial court has lost its shock to the barbarians of the Fan State, the Huns have frequently plundered south, and the Han people living in the Hetao area have all fled to Guanzhong and Sili. At present, only the Xiongnu and Qianghu people are left in the Hetao Plain. Wuyuan, Yunzhong, Shuofang and other places existed in name only, and they were all occupied by the Huns. ”

Luo Zheng asked about some other situations, and Zhao Yun, Cheng Ying, and Fa Zheng answered them one by one.

The situation in the Hetao is more complicated, and the 800-mile Qiang Plain is about the same.

Although the former Han Dynasty had Wuyuan, Shuofang, and Yunzhong counties, now the Han people in the Hetao area have all run out, and the government is also useless, and the real masters are the Xiongnu and the Hu tribes, large and small.

At present, although the Huns have been swept away, how to govern the Hetao is a big problem.

Jia Xu said: "My lord, the situation in the Hetao area is special, and it is not as cool as Guan. The most people here are still Hu people, and they have not been controlled by the imperial court, why don't the lords follow the example of the Huns to divide hundreds of households, to raze and control the Hetao! ”

Luo Zheng said: "Wenhe will talk about it in detail!" ”

Jia Xu said: "There are almost no Han people in the Hetao area, and if you want to govern the Hetao, you can only rely on those Hu people. But after all, these Hu people are not the people of my Han Dynasty, and the so-called non-I race will have different hearts, and they can only be used, and they cannot be made big, so these Qianghu people are still the objects of exploitation. In this way, if the lord wants to win over the Qiang, Di, Xiaoyue and other tribes, he must let those small tribes also have objects of oppression and exploitation, and the Xiongnu are the best targets of exploitation. ”

Luo Zheng said: "This is a bit like the system of a slave society!" ”

Fa Zheng continued: "This is indeed the social system before the Warring States Period, but the ruling system of the Xiongnu is similar to this system. Specific to the Hetao, there are almost no Han people here, and it is not realistic to kill all those Hu people, and then move the Han people over. There are the most Xiongnu people in Hetao, and as long as there is an oppressed ethnic group of the Xiongnu, those small tribes will inevitably be willing to use the lord. ”

Luo Zheng thought for a long time before he nodded and said, "This method is really good, just do it." ”

Jia Xu said again: "As long as those small tribes are co-opted, the lord doesn't even need to send troops to defend it, and he can firmly control the Hetao area in his hands." In addition, the Hetao area is rich in water and grass, which is not only suitable for grazing, but also conducive to farming, and with a little treatment, it will be able to produce a steady stream of war horses and military rations for the main public in a few years, and there is no need to waste the manpower and material resources of our army. ”

Luo Zheng nodded and said: "That's it, but this is not a long-term solution after all, the sub-sealing system can solve the temporary difficulty, but it cannot be long-term." Those Hu people can be co-opted for the time being, but they must not be allowed to sit on the throne, and only by truly allowing the Han people to live and work in peace and contentment in the Hetao area can the Hetao land truly become the territory of our Han Dynasty. Huiwen asked Wen Ruo to discuss and draw up a long-term plan, without affecting the stability of the rule, to move some of the Han people to live in Hetao, and the vitality of those Hu people must be continuously consumed, and their population cannot be expanded. Some of the places inhabited by the Qiang and Hu people in Liangzhou are the same as the 800 miles of Qiang Plain, if it is really impossible to unload the mill and kill the donkey, find a way to sinicize the Hu people, let them forget their ancestors and nations, lose their words and customs, and completely become Han people. Thirty years later, there will be only Han people in the world, and there will be no Hu people of different races. If there are those who are unwilling to be Han Chinese, then they will all be killed after the world is unified. ”

"Obey the order!"

Jia Xu gave up, and he had already begun to think deeply in his heart.

Luo Zheng said so much, in fact, he set a goal and pointed out a direction.

The central idea is to gradually let the Hu people become extinct, and there are only Han people in the world.

It is not easy to achieve this goal, just like the grass on the grassland can never be burned.

Burn a stubble, and as soon as the spring breeze blows, the grassland will soon turn green.

These nomadic tribes are the same, like weeds on the grassland, which cannot be killed.

How to achieve this goal also requires a long-term strategic plan to achieve it step by step.

Luo Zheng asked again, "What about the Xianbei people in Mobei, what is the movement?" ”

Cheng Ying replied: "Mobei has been plagued since last year, and many people and cattle, sheep and livestock have died, but according to the news sent back by Shangjia, the source of the plague has been discovered in the central Xianbei and the western Xianbei, and it is suspected that our army did it. At present, our army has swept away the Hetao, and it is very likely that Xianbei in the central part will raise troops to the south in the spring of next year. ”

Luo Zheng asked, "How many Xianbei people died?" ”

Cheng Ying said: "Less than 200,000 people died in Xianbei in the middle and western regions. ”

Luo Zheng frowned and said, "Why did you die so much?" ”

Although the Xianbei people have been divided into three since the death of Tanshi Kui, and the Xianbei people are much stronger than the Huns who have declined, and the Xianbei people in the two parts of China and the West add up to nearly one million people, and less than 20,000 have died, which is indeed too little.

Cheng Ying said: "The lord doesn't know that the Xianbei people have discovered the source of the plague, sent someone to control the water source, and buried the people infected with the plague and the cattle, sheep and livestock, regardless of whether they are dead or alive, and have already controlled the spread of the plague." ”

Luo Zheng was silent, and only after a while did he ask: "How many soldiers are there in the Xianbei people?" ”

Cheng Ying said: "The Xianbei in the middle and eastern parts of the three Xianbei are the weakest and have been in civil strife, the central Xianbei is the strongest, and the western Xianbei is second. There are about 70,000 soldiers in the central part and about 50,000 soldiers in the west. ”

Luo Zheng's eyes were condensed, the Xianbei people were really much stronger than the Huns, and the combined strength of the two Xianbei troops exceeded 100,000. Although the nomads are all soldiers, these numbers are indeed staggering.

You must know that these 120,000 soldiers and horses are all blue cavalry, not even a single infantry.

120,000 cavalry, what a concept.

Even if you add up all the cavalry of the princes of the world, it is less than half.

Although Luo Zheng did not lack war horses, raising cavalry in this era was definitely not cheaper than building aircraft and cannons in later generations, and the cost of raising 10,000 cavalry was much greater than the cost of raising 50,000 infantry, so you can see how difficult it is to raise cavalry.

So up to now, Luo Zheng has only retained 10,000 cavalry as a mobile force.

The princes of the world train cavalry, and at present, Luo Zheng and Gongsun Zhan are the two of them, this is because Liangzhou and Youzhou originally produced war horses, and it is relatively easy to support cavalry. It was difficult for the rest of the princes to buy a large number of high-grade war horses, and secondly, the Central Plains and the south were not suitable for raising horses, and the cost of supporting cavalry was greater, and they really couldn't afford to raise them.

120,000 cavalry, if all assembled, it would not be a problem to sweep away the Luo Zheng.

Fortunately, this is only a theoretically combatable soldier, not a force that the Xianbei people can dispatch at one time.

First of all, it is impossible for the central Xianbei and the western Xianbei to unite, and it is impossible for the Xianbei people to come out. Even if it is the strongest Central Xianbei, under normal circumstances, a maximum of fifty or sixty thousand cavalry at a time will already be up to the sky. R1152