June Jingyang, midsummer, finally to the extreme.

Chang'an City is hot and almost becomes a steamer.

Countless princes and nobles fled from Chang'an, followed in the footsteps of the royal family, and went to Ganquan Mountain to escape the summer.

Liu Che soaked in a hot spring in Ganquan Palace, looking at the villas of the princes hidden between the mountains and the bamboo forests at the bottom of the mountain.

jokingly said to Yi Zong, who was bathing in the pool next door: "Dong Chenghou, Qing said let's see, if I send someone to set up a card under this Ganquan Mountain, all the princes who enter and leave will be taxed 100,000 yuan per person every month to cool off, how much can I collect in a year?" ”

When Yi Zong heard this, his face was slightly embarrassed.

How many liehous were there in Chang'an?

This is actually a difficult question to explain.

Originally, according to the Han law, especially the edict of Emperor Taizong, all princes, except those who were courtiers in Beijing, must be in the country.

But......

Many princes refused to return to the feudal kingdom alive or dead.

Even if the emperor ordered them to return to the feudal country, these guys were edicted to the country on the front foot, and they slipped back to Chang'an on the back foot.

This is not only because Chang'an is prosperous, but the princes can enjoy all the luxuries in the world here.

More because, Chang'an has great opportunities.

Not to mention, once Jiuqing is vacant, or the county is vacant with 2,000 stones.

In Chang'an, there are always more opportunities than the guys who are in the feudal country as otaku.

But then again, the liehous who can stay in Chang'an with a dead face are bound to be the elite and strong among the liehous.

Those who are not qualified have long been driven away by Tingwei and Neishi.

Generally speaking, there are almost no guys who can stay in Chang'an.

If you want to have a house in Chang'an, you have to have at least 2,000 households.

Of course, some of the princes who were close to the Liu family were not included in this restriction.

As for the liehou who can enclose a piece of land at the foot of this Ganquan Mountain and build a summer resort, it is even more amazing.

Either the doglegs and sycophants of the Liu royal family, or the pillars of the empire and the big mountain of the army.

At least, he has not grabbed a piece of land at the foot of this Ganquan Mountain to build a villa.

Thinking about this, Yi Zong smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that at least he can earn tens of millions of dollars!" ”

That's for sure!

As long as the surname Liu has to ask for face.

It is not too easy to collect tens of millions of summer expenses every year.

But the problem happens to be in this kind of thing, and no emperor is willing to be shameless.

Liu Che just smiled, to be honest, he had really thought about playing real estate development at the foot of Ganquan Mountain.

But then I think about it, it's so undisciplined.

Just let go of this thing.

"Modao Army Formation, now, how is the training?" Liu Che asked solemnly.

In the spring of this year, Liu Che ordered the conscription of 5,000 qualified Huaisi men from the Huaisi area and ordered them to enter Beijing.

After all, to fight the Huns, you can't just rely on one north.

The entire north of the Han Dynasty, even if you count Chang'an and Bashu Hanzhong, the total population is estimated to be about 20 million.

In the south and southeast, there are at least 20 million or 30 million people.

Throughout the dynasties of China, in the face of foreign threats from the north, in fact, the huge China is often confronted with its enemies in a corner of the world.

Dynasties with a little more luck may also receive some economic and material support from the south and southeast.

If you are unlucky, for example, you will be in the court.

The gentry of the south and southeast offered little help other than to pull back their legs and watch the plays.

Even Qin and Han are the same.

Although the Qin and Han dynasties implemented a policy of farming and warfare under the militarist system.

Under this set of policies, every county and every pavilion in the empire was a barracks.

In the vast land of China, the martial style that has arisen since the Warring States period is still strong today.

Even in Liu Che's eyes, Qilu who has become corrupt and degenerate, it is only the upper echelons of Qilu who are corrupt and degenerate.

In the grassroots pavilion, heroes and heroes are still emerging.

What is missing is only the master who discovered and appointed them.

Not to mention, now, he has become the captain of the Thornmen Army Reclamation Regiment, and Anton has been the captain of the thieves and thieves.

Five years ago, he was just a so-called Linzi hero who only knew how to lie in the nest, bully the people, and extort money.

And today, Daojian has become a well-deserved hero.

The great man of chivalry, for the country and the people!

The actions of the knife are in line with the true chivalrous spirit.

As a result, he not only had the nickname of 'Timely Rain' among the Andong domains.

In Liu Che's place, it can be regarded as a registered number.

And is there only one knife room in Qilu?

Liu Che felt that as far as the eye could see, Qilu's cities and neighborhoods were full of knives.

The reason why they are not coming forward now is just because they don't have a chance.

If the opportunity comes, they will be like their predecessors Yingbu and Jibu, and the carp will jump into the dragon gate.

And Liu Che decided to give them this opportunity.

In fact, this is also one of the reasons why Liu Che decided to use the Mo knife soldier.

Southerners are not good at riding and shooting.

But he is good at the art of technical warfare.

Back then, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Wu Yue's fencing warriors attracted the attention of the world.

The gentleman of Qilu walks with a sword, and among the nations, everyone respects him.

Even, China's military strategic thinking originated from Wu Yue Qilu.

Sima Moyan, Sun Wu and Sun Bin took over the baton one after another, making the soldiers finally shine.

If you will be reasonable, who have Qilu Wu Yue and the vast number of southern husbands been afraid of?

In the first battle of Julu, it was the old Chu disciples from Jiangdong who overthrew the powerful Qin army's military formation.

Even in the era when the cavalry was king, there were 5,000 Danyang soldiers led by Li Ling, who dismounted on foot and used bows and crossbows to teach the Huns how to behave.

In that battle, 5,000 against 80,000, 80,000 Hun cavalry were helpless.

It's just a pity that the southeast and south are limited by the traffic and messaging conditions of this era.

It's hard to use effectively.

During the reign of Emperor Wu, the army in the south, that is, to fight Sanyue, destroyed the southwest Yi.

The only time he was organized into an army, trained into an elite, and was buried among the mountains of Qilian Mountain.

And Liu Che, of course, could not tolerate such a situation again.

In the whole north, how many young people are there?

With the mobilization power and mobilization conditions of the feudal era, mobilizing two million young people to fight for war is already the limit.

After all, Han, not Qin.

Not as terrifying and powerful as Qin's ability to mobilize.

It is even more impossible to replicate the miracle of the Qin State during the Battle of Changping of Qin and Zhao, from the age of eighty to the age of ten, regardless of gender, age and child, all serving the war.

However, the vast world of the south has a lot to offer.

Not to mention anything else, Liu Che felt that it was achievable to recruit and train a combat force of 300,000 locally.

And, of course, the best weapon for this army is Modao.

After all, Liu Che didn't have the time or manpower to go to the same as Li Ling, in order to train five thousand Danyang soldiers into cavalry, it took six or seven years.

And the Mo Knife, which is easy to learn and powerful at the same time, has naturally become the first choice.

At the same time, the transfer of soldiers from the south to the north can increase the feelings of the people in the north and the south and make the country more united.

After all, if the war is fought by the northerners, the southerners only need to watch the play with their hands on their hands.

Then the south would have been excluded from the ruling class of the Han dynasty.

The interests and differences between the North and the South will lead to ruptures and even cracks.

Therefore, this time for the expansion of Yulinwei and Hubenwei, Liu Che deliberately chose the source of most of the soldiers from the south.

But, what is the quality of the soldiers in the south? Will it be able to adapt to the needs of war in the new era?

Liu Che was more or less bottomless in his heart.

After all, the south is not like the north, especially the counties of the Great Wall.

In the north, especially in the counties near the Great Wall, every year, there is rigorous military training of the reserve and even large-scale militia performances.

In the south, it has been peaceful for a long time.

Except for the battle fought in Wu Chuzhi's rebellion five or six years ago, the local people have not seen gunpowder smoke for decades.

Even if Wu Chu rebelled, it was determined in March.

The real battle lasted only two months.

"Back to Your Majesty, everything is fine!" Yi Zong replied with a smile in the hot spring next to him: "The soldiers selected this time are all selected from the county soldiers of Huaisi County and the family of military generals, all of whom are old in the army and know the rules and military law of the army. ”

Liu Che listened, and then he was relieved.

"In this way, I can rest assured!" Liu Che stood up, and a eunuch immediately came over next to him to dress him.

Put on the clogs, walked to an attic, wrapped in a loose bathrobe, Liu Che looked at the righteous column who was still soaking in the pool, and said: "Huaisi soldier, please give me a strict supervision, don't worry about my face!" ”

This is also another place where Liu Che is not at ease.

This conscription not only recruited soldiers from Danyang, Xiapi and other places, but also recruited 500 children and soldiers from the real nest of the old Liu family.

You must know that the abundant masters, since Liu Bang, those eyes have grown on their foreheads.

Originally, Liu Che didn't want to recruit from Fengpei at all.

But as soon as the abundant fathers and elders heard that the Son of Heaven was going to be conscripted, they wrote to ask for their sons to be recruited.

Liu Che also had no choice but to pinch his nose and levy five hundred.

"No!" Yi Zong also climbed on the case, put on a bathrobe, and said respectfully: "Since the day Yulinwei became an army, he has taken it as his duty to serve His Majesty and serve the country. ”

"Good!" Liu Che stroked his hands and praised: "That's how it should be!" ”

Yizong's attitude finally relieved Liu Che.

To be reasonable, in fact, the best source of soldiers in the world now is still abundant.

After all, it was the real lair and base camp of the Liu family.

The local scholars, nobles, and peasants, for generations, were all retainers of the Liu family.

This is what Liu Bang stipulated: he takes Pei as my soup and Muyi, restores his people, and has nothing to do for generations.

The local people and gentry, their support for the Liu family is completely max.

But because of this, the local soldiers, since Taizong, have become a big problem.

Soldiers from abundant backgrounds, in the army, cannot be beaten, nor scolded.

It's all hob meat.

Do you dare to punish them?

They can directly fight the lawsuit, all the way to the court lieutenant, to the five senses, and even in front of the emperor.

Liu Che has always been worried that these uncles have entered Yulinwei and Hubenwei, relying on themselves to be the emperor's retainers, and not taking military law and discipline seriously.

In the end, he couldn't be a man as an emperor.

Now it seems that the abundant soldiers are still quite well-behaved!

Putting aside the matter of the Modao recruits, Liu Che looked at Yi Zong and asked, "In Qing's opinion, what is the best time to attack in the Battle of Hetao?" ”

This is also a problem that Liu Che has been having a headache recently.

For China, if there is a choice.

Well, the war is better after August, before March.

In this way, we can avoid hurting the peasants and mobilize the country's strength and resources to the greatest extent.

But the problem is that the Huns are not stupid.

The ghost knows that after the autumn harvest, the Han army is as energetic as the children who go to the house to open the tiles.

Guards will definitely be strengthened after the autumn harvest.

Moreover, the habit of the Huns was to graze in the grasslands north and west of the Makubei in spring and summer, and return to the south in autumn and winter to spend the winter.

In the autumn and winter, the Huns would be stronger and more prepared.

Therefore, in history, Huo Quai's initial departure from the fortress was to choose the summer when the Xiongnu tribe was far away from Munan.

But the problem is that doing so is very harmful to the social economy.

Hundreds of thousands of people, detached from production, went to war.

Agricultural production and livelihood in the north will inevitably be seriously affected.

Therefore, Liu Che extensively solicited the opinions of the generals and princes.

However, the views held by everyone are contradictory.

This made Liu Che undecided.

After all, he is just an otaku who has never been on the battlefield and lives in Weiyang Palace.

His knowledge of the army and the war was obtained through the reports of the ministers and the records in the books.

There was no way, Liu Che had to further solicit the opinions of more people.

When Yi Zong heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then bowed: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister thinks it's ......."

He gritted his teeth, looked up at Liu Che, and said, "Next winter and October, it is the best time to attack!" ”

When Liu Che heard this, he touched the shallow beard bush on his chin and asked, "Please tell me about ......?"

"First, in winter and October, the big river will be frozen, and our army can take Ziling, go straight to Gaoque, and there is no need to force the river to cross the river again, and take this risk!" Yi Zong said.

Liu Che nodded noncommittally.

Will the North River of the Hetao freeze in winter?

This is something that the Han family cannot understand now.

And, even if it freezes, the thickness of the frozen glacier is also a question.

Of course, in winter, it is a sure thing that the water of the big rivers becomes shallower and the flow rate slows down, which is also the opinion of those who advocate winter marching.

However, this is not enough to justify the winter march.

In winter, venture into a strange world and fight enemies in the wilderness.

Strong requirements were put forward for the logistics of the Han army.

After all, the roads are slippery in winter, and if it snows again, the supply of the army may be affected.

And, in practice, the Huns were better adapted to fighting in winter than the Han army.

They are accustomed to the harsh climate of winter, and they know how to survive and fight in such weather.

However, the Han army did not have the experience of fighting the enemy army in the bitter cold of winter.

The lesson of the Battle of Pingcheng, Liu Che has not forgotten it!

The Han army was trapped in Baishan Mountain for seven days, and only a few hundred people died in the battle.

However, after the war, the soldiers who were forced to amputate their limbs because of frostbite were two or three out of ten! (To be continued.) )