(Thanks to Dameng, Zhao Wuxian 2014, UFGW, always there.) ）

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At the end of August, the second batch of reinforcements from Liaodong arrived in Luoyang, because this time there was no need to transport grain, only troops, so the number of troops was greatly increased, and 2,000 men and horses came. In this way, the number of dragon and wolf troops in Luoyang reached as many as 4,000 people.

It is worth mentioning that almost all of the troops in the two reinforcements were soldiers, and the auxiliary soldiers could be recruited directly in Henan, without wasting transportation capacity and limited human resources in Liaodong. Therefore, when Ma Han replenished more than 3,000 auxiliaries and servants for the 4,000 dragon and wolf army, the total strength of the whole army reached more than 7,000 horses. Coupled with the thousands of soldiers and horses of Ma Chao and Pang De's dragon and wolf divisions, the dragon and wolf army has nearly 10,000 troops. If you add the new army in Luoyang, Ma Han's total strength in Luoyang is more than 13,000, which has already surpassed Liaodong.

With the arrival of this batch of reinforcements, Ma Han can finally leave with confidence.

At the beginning of September, Ma Han took Jia Xu as the governor, and Guo Jia led the general's affairs together, with Xu Huang, Ma Chao, Pang De, Zhou Cang, and Wu Chai as generals, and commanded all departments. Ma Han led Chen Zhi and 300 general guards to return with the fleet and return to Liaodong.

Ma Han returned to Liaodong at this time for the following reasons: first, the situation in Luoyang was stable, but no one dared to guarantee how long this stability would last, if he did not take this opportunity to go back to Liaodong, he would not know when he would have a chance in the future; Second, there are heavy troops to guard, which is enough to deter internal and external, and it is the right time to leave at this time; The third is that Liaodong has just gone through a turmoil, and as the lord, he must go back to appease the people and stabilize the rear.

Zhao Yun, Tai Shici, Tian Yu, Le Jin, and Wang Lie all came to write, and the time came first, but they all expressed the same meaning: the lord is the pillar of Liaodong, and Liaodong is the cornerstone of the lord. Pillars are needed to lay the foundation.

So, Ma Han returned.

Mahan set off in September and went down the river to Donglai in October. A group of officials from Donglai: Tai Shici, Lu Dai, and Liu Yi came to greet them. Ma Han praised the performance of the generals of Donglai in the Battle of the North Sea.

Tai Shici then reported the follow-up of the battle, and Ma Han learned that Dong Zhao's negotiations had come to an end, and Yuan Shao agreed to exchange Yan County for Le Anguo, plus a Wenda.

According to Guo Jia, who gave advice, Yuan Shao was likely to agree with seventy percent, while Jia Xu thought that eighty percent was due to a Wenda. This brother-in-law and henchman are even more important to Yuan Tan than the general Lu Kuang, and Yuan Tan will definitely persuade his father to exchange.

In fact, there is no need for Yuan Tan to talk too much, several strategists of the Jizhou Group agreed that Le'an Country is the gateway to the plains, and if it cannot be recaptured, it will definitely threaten the plains. And Yan County is separated by a Yellow River, and there is something out of reach. It is also laborious to control nothing, and it is really chicken. Swapping chicken ribs for barriers, this deal has been done.

Of course, there is one reason that no one will say - if it can be recaptured. Who wants to exchange land!

Tai Shici broke through the 6,000 Yuan army with 800 soldiers, and beat the eldest prince of Yuan almost became a savage. Such courage and such a record surprised the Jizhou group, which had never cared much about the Donglai Army. This local conflict. It refreshed the Jizhou Group's understanding of the combat power of the Liaodong Group, and was more inclined to form a good relationship with it and work together with Youzhou. Naturally, I don't care about a small Yan County.

Ma Han listened to it, and he knew in his heart that it would depend on who had a hard fist this year! If this battle was the defeat of Donglai, how would Yuan Shao exchange any territory with him, I am afraid that he would have already Chen soldiers on the border of Donglai and would be eyeing the million granaries.

The transaction was completed, and the short-lived conflict between Ma Han and Yuan Shao came to an end. At the end of the Han Dynasty, because of their respective interests, they divided and combined, fought and talked, and it was common for soldiers to meet each other today and make an alliance with blood tomorrow.

Ma Han stayed in Donglai for three days, and waited for Guan Hai of the Bohai Naval Base to lead a fleet of warships to meet him, and then set off immediately and headed north to Liaodong.

Ma Han was not in a hurry to rush to Xiangping, he first inspected the Boshi Naval Base, watched the naval combat exercises commanded by Guan Hai, and then inspected the Shipyard. This dock is the official shipbuilding base, with 30 berths, but there is a need, and it is not a problem to ship 100 ships a year.

Guan Hai led the lord to inspect the ship's material warehouse and timber storage yard, and said as he walked: "Most of these sails, cables, tung oil, and paint were prepared by our army after they were taken over, but fortunately, there is enough timber storage, otherwise it will definitely affect the lord's shipbuilding plan......"

Ship materials can be bought with money, but wood suitable for shipbuilding cannot be bought with money. It is not that Liaodong lacks wood, on the contrary, the hundred-year-old solid wood in the deep mountains and old forests of Liaodong is the most suitable material for shipbuilding in all dynasties, and every year there are merchants from Yangzhou and Jingzhou to Liaodong to purchase wood, or for their own use, or to resell Jing and Yangshuijun.

But there is a problem with wood, it is not cut and used, it has to be dried in the shade for at least three years, that is, it has to be stored in advance. In the past year, Ma Han has transported a large number of troops and grain, and the demand for ships has increased greatly, and the shipyard has been working at full capacity every day to build new ships.

Ma Han inquired in detail about the situation of the craftsman, and Guan Hai gave him an unexpected answer: "There are not many craftsmen in Liaodong who are good at shipbuilding, and it is difficult to meet the requirements of the lord, but fortunately, the lord got nearly 10,000 people from Xuzhou at the beginning, and there are many skilled hands, so there is no delay." ”

Ma Han rescued tens of thousands of people from the Guangling Rebellion, and nearly 10,000 of them were willing to follow him north to avoid the Xuzhou Rebellion. Xuzhou has many water systems, tributaries are vertical and horizontal, and the local people are more or less water-oriented, and they are also familiar with ships, the so-called "South Ship and North Horse" is also. If you want to hire people to build ships and use southerners, their quick use and proficiency are not comparable to the northerners who are dizzy when they see water.

Ma Han was pleased, and finally gave Guan Hai an instruction: "I want to see 200 building ships, 300 fighting ships, and ships three years before Jian'an, and 1,000 other transport ships." ”

Guan Hai did the math and said: "At present, the requirements of the lord have been met, and there are still two years, and Hai will definitely do his best." ”

Ma Han stared at him and said heavily: "It's not a try, it's a must!" ”

Guan Hai seemed to have an understanding, his chest was hot, and he responded in a loud voice: "Yes!" Have to! ”

In mid-October, Ma Han came to Pingguo, met with Pingguo Cheng and Pu Yuan, an engineer from Liaodong, and also inspected Pingguo's ordnance manufacturing.

Pu Yuan was promoted to Pingguo Cheng for his achievements in the manufacture of weapons, and several of his apprentices also had official status. The trust of the owner, the availability of materials, the sufficiency of funds, and the application of new technologies...... A qiē and a qiē have stimulated Pu Yuan's master and apprentice's great enthusiasm for the innovative manufacturing of weapons.

Now they have preliminarily explored the "steel filling method" to make steel. Coupled with the application of water drainage, the amount of iron produced has increased by two or three times, the quality is higher, and the manufacturing process of Sutie swords has also been accelerated accordingly.

"When the lord returns to Luoyang, Yuan will definitely equip the lord's guard with a sutie weapon, and its quality is comparable to that of the seventy refining divine soldiers." Pu Yuan said before Ma Han left.

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At the end of October, the cold winter in eastern Liaodong arrived, and Ma Han finally returned to Xiangping after a long absence, at this time Zhao Yun, Tian Yu, Le Jin, Wang Lie, and the Goguryeo hometown of Liaoning County, Taishou Bingyuan, Changshi Guoyuan, Xuansu Taishou Gongsun Xianju waited for a long time. Only Xiahou Lan is still fighting against Samhan. Failed to return in time.

When he went, he was still a self-led Liaodong Taishou, and when he returned, he was already a hussar general, and he was a relative of the Son of Heaven, the pillar of the country, and the generals and officials of Liaodong all had an unreal feeling.

Ma Han specially recruited officials of more than 400 stone in Liaodong, Liaodong's subordinate states, Liaoxi, Liaoning, Xuansu and other counties, read out the edict of the Son of Heaven, promulgated rewards, and bestowed charms. All of a sudden, the county was jubilant. The surging undercurrent calmed down, and the negative impact caused by the rebellion of Yan Rou and Bundun was swept away.

Ma Han only stayed in Xiangping for half a month. In the past half month, it can be described as extremely busy. I only slept for less than three hours a day, and the rest of the time, I didn't go to the White Wolf Camp, Hange Department and other important places to inspect. It is to go to the fields and pastures to learn about the crop harvest and animal husbandry. In the evening, they will continue to meet with officials from various localities and listen to reports. Among them, Guoyuan's report made him the most pleased.

Guoyuan, as the governor of Liaoning County, led the captain of Tuntian and implemented the big farm plan of Ma Han. After more than a year of implementation, reclamation of 2,000 hectares, and Ma Jun's invention of the keel waterwheel popularized a large number of people, the harvest is gratifying, that year handed over 800,000 pieces of public grain, all kinds of preserved meat, fruits and vegetables more than 1,000 cars. These grains have been put into the Liaodong Prefecture warehouse, which is enough to pay for the officials, soldiers, and various expenses of several counties in Liaodong. And all the grain from Liaodong was shipped to Donglai to support Luoyang, which was thousands of miles away.

According to Guoyuan's estimates, with the continuous reclamation of new land and the maturity of new land, the harvest will double in the next two years. The Big Farm Project has begun to bear fruit.

The second thing that made Ma Han happy, he accepted another 200 soldiers into the general's guard, and made up a song. These two hundred people were all selected from the barbarian battalion brought back by Lejin. The General Guard, originally required that they must be brainwashed by the Hange Department and become a faithful believer of Ma Han in order to be eligible for selection, but the Barbarian Battalion did not go through this procedure. However, Ma Han went around the barbarian camp and thought that there was no need and that he could solve this problem with one stone.

In fact, the prestige of Ma Han has also been heard of in the barbarian camp, such as the Fuyu people and the Wofu people who know the power of "Kun Botulu" and are very in awe. Only the Yilou people and the cautious savages didn't take it seriously.

After Ma Han entered the barbarian camp, he asked Le Jin to gather all the barbarian soldiers, and in front of more than a thousand barbarians, Ma Han asked Yi Lou to elect a recognized most powerful archer, and let Su Shen Savage choose the most powerful person.

Next, Ma Han and the Yilou people compared archery, and the Su Shen savages...... Wrestle your wrists.

In terms of archery, there are no more than five people in this world who can compete with Ma Han, and this Yilou archer can't even rank fifty, so the ending naturally doesn't need to be said. And the cautious savage, when Ma Han saw it for the first time, almost thought that it was the rebirth of the "little giant" of the later generations - of course, referring to the big man.

In the face of this giant wrestler, who was nearly a head taller than himself and twice as wide as his body, Ma Han only counted one, two, three, and his iron arm was a board, and he knocked his opponent to the ground.

Barbarians are only subject to force, and once they are subdued, they are loyal to the death. As soon as the two hundred "orcs" joined, the combat power of the general guard exploded, which can only be described as terrifying.

Ma Han spent more than half a month to calm people's hearts, stabilize the rear, and then, before the ice and snow blocked the road, left Xiangping, left Liaodong, and returned to Luoyang.

This time, there was also an additional general Le Jin in the team of Nangui, and his battalion of 800 barbarians - if there was no accident, this was the last batch of reinforcements in the first year of Jian'an.

Perhaps because the trip was too smooth, God couldn't see it, and when Ma Han passed through Donglai again, Tai Shici took a person to board the ship to pay homage.

As soon as this person saw Ma Han, he fell to the ground and said in a panic: "General, it's not good! Three thousand sailors of the five thousand Danyang soldiers that Xianweng gifted to the general are afraid that they are going to end! ”

The person who reported the emergency was the eldest son of the late Xuzhou Mu Taoqian, a pottery merchant. (To be continued......)